OREANDA-NEWS  On 17 February was announced, that the Government of Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed Grant agreement on EBRD contribution into the program of Chornobyl nuclear power plant.

“Signing of such Grant agreement and support in overcoming fallouts of the Chornobyl catastrophe is, undoubtedly, a very significant step in the development of our relations,” the Head of Government stressed.

Yulia Tymoshenko emphasized overcoming of consequences of the Chornobyl catastrophe, in particular building of a new sarcophagus, which will enable to change environment of the Chornobyl NPP area into an ecologically clean zone, still remains one of the strategic priorities for Ukraine. “It is great the EBRD is with Ukraine on this complicated way towards overcoming the fallouts of the Chornobyl catastrophe,” Yulia Tymoshenko said.

The Prime Minister imparted Eur 135 million which are directed by the EBRD to solving issues of nuclear safety and introduction of all the programs of Chornobyl nuclear power plant is “a rather sufficient sum to set this question afoot”. “This is the largest grant in the history of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,” Yulia Tymoshenko explained.

The Head of Government added the EBRD grant had been earmarked from the bank’s profits so these funds were not to be returned.