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Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation visited Kyiv with VNO-NCW chairman Coen van Oostrom to discuss a larger role for Dutch businesses in Ukraine's reconstruction after the war with Russia.
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The Netherlands committed €15 million this year to support Syria’s reconstruction. Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, responsible for Development Cooperation, announced the funding at the World Bank’s annual meeting in Bangkok. One report said the government also hopes the support will encourage Syria to cooperate with the return of migrants.
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Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sjoerd Sjoerdsma announced support for Ukraine’s energy sector during a visit to Kyiv, aimed at helping it through winter and repairing power facilities damaged in Russian attacks. Reports gave differing figures for the energy assistance: one put it at €40 million, while another said €55 million in subsidies for Dutch energy companies assisting Ukraine. One report also said €136 million would be made available to help Dutch companies begin doing business in Ukraine. A separate report described a €1.2 billion military-support package, partly intended to help Ukraine endure the winter.
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The Dutch cabinet will provide an additional €19 million this year to the United Nations World Food Programme. Much of the funding is intended for food aid in Gaza; one report also said the contribution would support efforts against hunger in Sudan.