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The President of Ukraine noted that a significant and effective step in economic development would be the extension of EU economic recovery programs to members of the Eastern Partnership.

A stable security environment based on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states is the main precondition for achieving the goals of the Eastern Partnership initiative, as stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his speech during a video conference of Eastern Partnership leaders.

The Eastern Partnership is useful for Ukraine if it brings the Ukrainian state closer to membership in the European Union, as stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a speech at a video conference of the Eastern Partnership leaders.

The salary of secondary care doctors in Ukraine is currently one of the lowest, which is unacceptable for a civilized country, and even more so in a complicated epidemic situation. This was emphasized by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus.

The President noted that the problem with overloaded trucks has already been detected even on new roads, which are now being built in the framework of the "Great Construction" program.

At the initiative of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Cabinet of Ministers is preparing to present the procedure for insurance payments to the families of deceased and affected health workers struggling with the COVID-19 epidemic. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus chaired by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.

The issue of insurance payments to the families of deceased doctors and those who became disabled as a result of the fight against coronavirus infection COVID-19 was raised by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov with a request to facilitate the consideration in the second reading of draft law № 3377 “On amendments to certain legislative acts on state support of culture, creative industries, tourism, small and medium businesses due to the restrictive measures related to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)”.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy keeps the situation with the spread of coronavirus infection under control. On Saturday, June 13, he gathered the Cabinet of Ministers and law enforcement agencies for a conference call to get the latest information on the spread of the disease and the measures to prevent it during adaptive quarantine.