On June 9, 2022, Ambassador Olga Dibrova spoke at the annual international conference of mayors #Eurocities2022 with the participation of senior EU officials and representatives of European municipalities, held in Espoo (Finland) Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad - City of Espoo.

Ambassador Ольга Діброва spoke about the current security situation in Ukraine, the scale of the damage caused by the Russian aggressor. The main topic of the speech - joint efforts to find effective solutions and strengthen cooperation between European cities and Ukraine in order to rebuild and modernize the country after the war.

During the event, mayors shared practical tips on how to help Ukrainian cities. Strong support was also expressed for Ukraine on its path to the EU.

It was a pleasure to welcome the representative of the Kharkiv City Hall Julia Zgurska. We are proud that the project of the Kharkiv City Council "School of the Young Diplomat" was chosen as a nominee for the Eurocities 2022 award.