On September 25, 2023, as part of the work of Ternopil Regional Office for International Cooperation, the regional officials met with representatives of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Ukraine at Ternopil Regional Military Administration.

During the meeting, a number of issues were discussed, including the expansion of cooperation, the consequences of enemy attacks on critical infrastructure, blackout, post-war rehabilitation of the military and assistance to IDPs.

The parties also discussed the implementation of a new project of the SIDA Program (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) and UNDP, the Empowered Partnership for Sustainable Recovery, with a budget of $4 million. The project is implemented with the aim of strengthening the partnership for sustainable recovery. The project is being implemented to support anti-crisis response, recovery and implementation of local economic and social initiatives.

Regional Office for International Cooperation is an initiative of the Congress of local and regional authorities under the President of Ukraine, which aims to develop the interaction of local and regional authorities with international partners who seek to cooperate at the level of the region and territorial community.