Ukraine to build 48 modern hospitals, rehabilitation centers for military - Zelensky

Ukraine and the Netherlands have agreed to launch a program to build 48 modern hospitals and rehabilitation centers for the military.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said this at a joint press conference with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

"We have a separate program that we want to implement together with the Netherlands and the Ministry of Health - to build 48 new modern hospitals and rehabilitation centers for our military and veterans," Zelensky said.

The President also thanked the Netherlands for financial assistance provided to Ukraine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

As reported, on February 2, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte and Minister for Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra arrived in Ukraine on a two-day visit.

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