France to allot another 200 mln euros to Ukraine - Shmygal

MOSCOW. June 4 (Interfax) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal has agreed with his French counterpart François Bayrou at a meeting in Paris on the provision of additional 200 million euros to Ukraine to support restoration projects and integration with the European market, Ukrainian media said, citing Shmygal's statement on a social network.

The French government reaffirmed the provision of guarantees in the form of export credit insurance totaling 1.5 billion euros, Shmygal said.

France remains a strategic partner of Kiev, he said. Paris has provided Ukraine with 2 billion euros in direct budget assistance alone since the beginning of the crisis.

Shmygal also met with Director General of the French Development Agency (AFD) Remy Rioux, the media said.

"We are grateful to the AFD for the initiatives aimed to upgrade energy facilities, water supply, roads, hospitals and schools. We also appreciate urban development efforts funded by the AFD," Shmygal said.

The AFD has provided 400 million euros to Kiev since the beginning of the crisis, he said.

"We have 19 joint projects at this point and hope for further development of our cooperation," Shmygal said.