19 November, 2024
As part of the Congress of Mayors, a delegation from Chuhuiv, a city located in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine that has been severely affected by the war, was welcomed on Monday, November 18, in Château-Thierry by Sébastien Eugène, the mayor of the town, and Félix Bokassia, a municipal councilor in charge of twinning and international solidarity. This meeting, organized by Stand With Ukraine in partnership with Cities4Cities, highlighted the importance of international cooperation.During their visit, Galyna Minayeva, the mayor of Chuhuiv, and her deputy, Liudmyla Makarenko, were received at the Town Hall for a productive exchange about the challenges their municipality is facing. The delegation then explored the heritage of Château-Thierry, including the Medieval Castle and its bird...
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19 November, 2024
During the Mayors' Congress held in mid-November in Paris, a Ukrainian delegation organized by Stand With Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cities4Cities, and the Association of French Mayors enabled several Ukrainian mayors to meet their French counterparts across various regions. Among these fruitful exchanges, Ms. Svitlana Spazheva, Mayor of Pokrovsk, visited Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne to meet with Mr. Dikran Zakeossian, the town’s mayor.Accompanied by a representative from Cities4Cities, Ms. Spazheva began her visit with a meeting with Mr. Jochmans, Deputy Mayor of Veneux-Les Sablons. She explored the reconstruction site of the Veneux church, a project emblematic of the region’s heritage preservation efforts.A convivial lunch followed, bringing together the mayors a...
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19 November, 2024
On the occasion of the 106th Mayor’sCongress in Paris, a delegation of 46 Ukrainian mayor’s and deputy mayors, organized by Stand With Ukraine and its partners to strengthen the ties between French and Ukrainian elected officials, was honored during an official reception at the City Hall, chaired by Anne Hidalgo, Paris’s Mayor.Recalling her four trips to Ukraine since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion, the Mayor of Paris reaffirmed her unwavering commitment to stand by Ukrainian officials and announced an upcoming trip: 'You are heroes. We will never let you down. We will always stand by your side.' The Ukrainian officials, invited to the stage, received a warm standing ovation, a testament to the admiration and unanimous support of the French officials for their courag...
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