Iceland joins in funding Danish model for Ukrainian weapons production
www.pravda.com.ua
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:03:03 +0200
Ukraines Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has expressed gratitude to Iceland for its recent contribution to producing Ukrainian weapons under the Danish model.
Source Ukraines Foreign Ministry, as reported by European Pravda Details Icelandic Foreign Minister orgerur Katrn Gunnarsdttir arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, 7 January.
During their meeting, Sybiha thanked her for Icelands support in producing Ukrainian weapons based on the Danish model.
Quote We are grateful to Iceland for the recent contribution of over 2 million to the production of Ukrainian weapons under the Danish model.
We look forward to further increase of the Icelandic investments in the Ukrainian defence industry, the Ukrainian foreign minister said.
Sybiha also expressed gratitude to Iceland for its assistance in mine clearance, logistics, training of the Ukrainian military and support for the initiative on the rapid procurement of weapons.
They also discussed Icelands continued support for Ukraines Peace Formula and its assistance with prosthetics for injured Ukrainian soldiers.
Background Notably, in the summer of 2024, Iceland contributed around 2 million to the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine under the Czechled initiative, as well as equipment for Ukrainian soldiers.
In June, Kyiv and Copenhagen signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the purchase of weapons and equipment from Ukrainian manufacturers by Denmark.
Denmark was the first country to take such a step.
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