TOKYO: Japan will pledge 15.8 billion yen ($106 million) in aid to Ukraine at
a conference to be held in Tokyo on Feb 19, Kyodo
News reported on Sunday, citing unidentified sources.
The funding will be used for reconstruction in seven
areas, including agriculture and the disposal of rubble,
Kyodo said. Japanese Prime Minister
Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys
Shmyhal are set to attend the conference, along with government and industry representatives from both countries, national broadcaster
NHK reported on Saturday. —Reuters
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