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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy started a working trip to the Chernihiv region. The Head of State will check the implementation of the national program "Great Construction" in the region.

The President of Ukraine noted that the updated lending program "Affordable Loans 5-7-9%" should envisage a simplified procedure for obtaining a loan at an acceptable interest rate for any representative of small and medium business.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with members of the Cabinet of Ministers, representatives of the Verkhovna Rada committees, as well as the leadership of the law enforcement agencies. The participants of the meeting discussed the implementation of the State Budget of Ukraine for 2020 in the context of the economic crisis.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, representatives of parliamentary committees, as well as the leadership of law enforcement agencies. The Head of State informed that the government is ready to present an updated version of the action program by the end of this week.

More than 80 outbreaks of various infections have been reported in children's camps over the previous summer. Therefore, the work of such institutions in the context of the coronavirus epidemic poses increased risks. This was discussed at a traditional meeting chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on preventing the spread of COVID-19.

The priorities of the Foreign Intelligence Service should be effective identification of potential threats and challenges, assistance in the return of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, protection of national economic interests, promotion of the defense-industrial complex, countering hostile information operations and protection of Ukrainians abroad, as stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced the newly appointed Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Valeriy Kondratiuk to the staff of the state agency.

The need to strengthen communication on compliance with adaptive quarantine was discussed at a traditional meeting on preventing the spread of coronavirus, chaired by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with His Holiness Pope Francis to develop the dialogue initiated during the official visit of the President of Ukraine to Vatican City State on February 8, 2020.

During the conversation, the leaders of the two countries discussed the restoration of peace in Donbas and, in particular, the results of the working visit of the Ukrainian delegation to Germany on June 2. The interlocutors noted the high level of mutual understanding between the Ukrainian and German sides on key approaches to a peaceful settlement, emphasizing the lack of alternatives to the diplomatic path.