РНБОУ National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

Oleksiy Solovyov held a working meeting with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine

Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Solovyov held a working meeting with representatives of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine headed by Ms. Florence Gillette.

During the meeting, the problematic issues of the spread of the COVID-19 acute respiratory disease in Ukraine were discussed, given the significant spread of the “Delta” variant of SARS-CoV-2 in neighboring countries.

In this context, the parties considered the activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine, in particular, in the JFO area, in matters of interaction with primary care, promotion of coronavirus vaccination campaigns, training for Ukrainian doctors, etc.

The Deputy NSDC Secretary highly appreciated the efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the WHO in overcoming the COVID-19 epidemic in Ukraine. “The work of these organizations is very effective”, - Mr. Solovyov said.

At the same time, Ms. Florence Gillette expressed her gratitude for the work on harmonization of domestic legislation with the norms of international humanitarian law.