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The Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Matvii Bidnyi, held a meeting with the Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Ukraine, Carlo Formosa.
Matviy Bidny thanked the Italian Government for its support to Ukraine and assistance to Ukrainian citizens, including youth and athletes, who were forced to leave the country due to the full-scale invasion of Russia. The minister also expressed gratitude for the clear position of the Italian Republic regarding the condemnation of the actions of Russia and Belarus from the first days of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.
The Italian ambassador assured the Ukrainian side of unconditional support and expressed solidarity with the sports sector of Ukraine in the conditions of the ongoing war.
The Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine informed the Italian side about the situation in Ukrainian sports in the conditions of a full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. He emphasized the losses suffered by the field of physical culture and sports since the beginning of Russia's war against Ukraine.
During the meeting, issues of bilateral cooperation in anti-doping activities, development of sports science and medicine, and other issues of the development of the sports sphere were separately discussed.
An important issue of the meeting was the discussion of preparations for the next Conference on the Restoration of Ukraine, which will be held in 2025 in Italy.
"For the Ukrainian side, it is extremely important that the youth dimension of URC 2024 be present in the next year as well, and the topic of rebuilding the sports infrastructure takes an important place in the discussions of the Conference," the Minister emphasized.
Deputy Minister Andriy Chesnokov, head of the Department of International Cooperation and European Integration Nataliya Radchuk, deputy head of the Department of Strategic Planning and Communications Serhiy Bykov also took part in the meeting from the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
The parties agreed to deepen cooperation by concluding a Memorandum/Agreement on cooperation between the relevant ministries of the two countries.
