(Berlin) Germany will host an international conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine next year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said after a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York.
The discussions will take place in Berlin on June 11, 2024, the Chancellery added in a press release.
London hosted the latest such conference, which brought together leaders and representatives from more than 60 countries and financial institutions in June, to unlock funds for the country’s reconstruction after the Russian invasion.
The aim of the conference is to help Ukraine keep its economy afloat and, in the longer term, rebuild its infrastructure.
Mr. Scholz met with the Ukrainian president for half an hour on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
The political, military and humanitarian situation in Ukraine was at the center of the discussions, the chancellery said.
Mr. Scholz reiterated that Germany would continue to support Kyiv.
In a message posted on the Telegram messaging platform, Mr Zelensky said he and Mr Scholz had “discussed the situation on the front line and the priority needs of the defense forces of Ukraine”.
“Particular attention was paid to the preparation of the international conference on the restoration of Ukraine, which will be held in Germany,” he added.