Mykolaiv mayor reports on his business trip to Washington

At the invitation of the host city, the mayor of Mykolaiv took part in the Transatlantic Dialogue "Strong Cities", where he spoke to mayors from Europe and North America.

This was reported by the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Senkevych.

According to Senkevych, this is important because the more the world knows about Mykolaiv, the more chances there are for developing business relations. The enemy propaganda spends huge resources on disinformation, so such meetings are an opportunity to tell the truth about the situation in Ukraine.

Screenshot: Senkevych online

During the event, a dozen different meetings were held to discuss the situation in Mykolaiv and the life of the city during the full-scale invasion.

The mayor also spoke about the positive experience of cooperation with the Kingdom of Denmark. He presented the city's Master Plan and the only international aid monitoring website in Ukraine, created in cooperation with the European Anti-Corruption Initiative. He raised the issue of the lack of drinking water in the city and noted the important role of international cooperation for Mykolaiv.

The parties also discussed further cooperation with USAID, UNDP and other international organizations. They also remembered Ukrainian defenders who are still in Russian captivity.

At the meetings, foreign partners emphasized that work at the local level is critical for them as well.

Anton Tabunschyk, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Council, together with a delegation from the Ukrainian Association of Councils, also took part in events in Strasbourg aimed at attracting international partners to help rebuild the region.

At the annual event of the French Chambers of Commerce and Industry, he presented Mykolaiv region, which suffered from Russian shelling but has significant investment potential.

In July of this year, Mykolaiv's international partners, who worked on the city's Master Plan, decided on pilot projects. They will help develop several key components that will influence the development of the region. As part of this strategy, several pilot projects related to the five key components of the city have been identified and are now to be developed.

In addition, the government planned to attract donor funds to finance a water pipeline project that will provide Mykolaiv with drinking water. The construction was estimated at more than eight billion hryvnias. To date, there are already preliminary agreements with international partners, including the European Investment Bank, to attract donor funds for the project.

Анна Бальчінос