Sverige och Ukraina fördjupar samarbetet om transportinfrastruktur

Sweden and Ukraine are now deepening their cooperation on transport infrastructure and preparations to eventually reopen Ukraine's airspace At a meeting in Stockholm Infrastructure and Housing Minister Andreas Karlsson presented a new memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening reconstruction efforts and enabling faster restoration of damaged infrastructure in Ukraine Today we have signed a letter of intent with Ukraine under which we will prepare to contribute to the reopening of airspace over Ukraine where we see significant potential in the technology demonstrated here today through Saab’s digital air traffic control tower The Central Platform is a Swedish aid initiative designed to coordinate support for bridges railways ports and aviation We've initiated a support platform called the Ukraine Transport Support Fund launched here in Stockholm today marking a new step toward establishing this platform In short this fund helps coordinate and deliver international aid more quickly to meet Ukraine's urgent needs for rebuilding bridges railways port infrastructure and aviation facilities It's a Swedish initiative we've launched but we also recognize that it needs to be filled with content—and this is content that Sweden already possesses These towers are already in use in Sweden today—not on this type of trailer crane but on eight other towers a digital system that has been working reliably for about ten years Sweden is identified as a key partner in supporting Ukraine's transport sector with cooperation spanning training technical assistance and joint projects aimed at rebuilding infrastructure and bringing the country closer to Europe We maintain proactive communication with the infrastructure authority and Andreas Karlsson also chairs the group of international transport ministers supporting Ukraine We currently have several cooperation projects underway including capacity-building initiatives for Ukrainian professionals who have been trained here in Sweden We have technical support as you can see today we have the train set destined for Ukraine and several other projects underway as Sweden supports transportation infrastructure