MIL OSI Translation. Canadian French to English –
Source: Government of Canada – in French 1
The G7 Group on Support for Ukraine’s Energy Sector today issued the following statement at its fifth ministerial meeting on the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly:
September 23, 2024 – New York, New York – Global Affairs Canada
The G7 Group on Support for Ukraine’s Energy Sector today issued the following statement on the occasion of its fifth ministerial meeting on the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly:
“We, the members of the G7 Group of Ministers, have gathered on the margins of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly to reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal and unjust attacks on Ukraine and its energy infrastructure.
“We reaffirm our strong commitment to the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. We also reiterate our determination to focus on the essential priorities necessary for the establishment of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on international law, including the Charter of the United Nations and its principles.
“We strongly condemn the continued Russian missile and drone strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and cities. These strikes have intensified since March 2024 and pose a serious threat to Ukraine’s energy security and the Ukrainian people’s access to essential services, including electricity, heat, and water, during the cold winter months, which could be the most difficult for Ukraine since at least its independence. We underscore the regional implications of such attacks, including on the energy security of the Republic of Moldova. Russia must end its war of aggression and pay for the damage it has caused.
“We reaffirm our commitment to support Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction in the immediate, medium and long term, in line with the country’s path towards EU membership, and to work to engage the private sector and our local governments in Ukraine’s sustainable economic and social recovery. We welcome Ukraine’s commitment to implementing business-friendly reforms that will level the playing field for investments in the energy sector, and underline the importance of this initiative. We also highlight the importance of implementing the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan and monitoring this process. We will continue to support the efforts of the Government and people of Ukraine in these initiatives.
“We stress the importance of implementing energy sector reforms in line with the EU accession path, and of respecting obligations under the Energy Community Treaty, including corporate governance standards in line with those of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This is particularly important as winter approaches, given the scale of repairs and new energy infrastructure needs.
“We recognize the need for international assistance to protect energy infrastructure from attack, including through the strengthening of Ukraine’s air defense capabilities by participating countries, and we reaffirm our readiness to continue providing such assistance.
“We condemn the seizure and continued control and militarization of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant of Ukraine, which threatens energy security. We stress that any use of nuclear energy and nuclear facilities must be safe, secure, protected and environmentally friendly. With regard to the UN General Assembly resolution of 11 July entitled Safety and security of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities, including the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, we stress that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant must return to the full sovereign control of Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of the International Atomic Energy Agency and under its independent supervision.
“We are convinced that the reconstruction of the Ukrainian energy system in the short and long term is in the interests of improving global energy security and sustainability.
“We welcome the new commitments to provide financial and non-financial support to address the most urgent needs of Ukraine’s energy sector, including the repair of damaged power plants and district heating facilities, the deployment of new distributed power generation networks, emergency backup power for essential services, and passive protection of energy infrastructure. We call on the international community to urgently step up its efforts in this regard and provide Ukraine with all the assistance it needs.
“We highlight the important work of international partners, banks and the Energy Community’s Energy Support Fund of Ukraine in this regard. We call on international partners to increase their financial contributions, including to this fund, in order to improve Ukraine’s resilience next winter.
“Taking into account the work of the Energy Security Working Group, the outcomes of the first World Peace Summit, held on June 15-16, 2024 in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, as well as the results of a productive and constructive dialogue at the Energy Security Conference, held on August 22, 2024, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
“Considering the Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promoting Economic Growth and Reconstruction, held in Tokyo, Japan, in February 2024, the 2024 Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine [CRU] held in Berlin, Germany, in June 2024, and looking ahead to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2024 and the 2025 CRU in Italy, we are determined to continue supporting Ukraine’s immediate needs and vision of a more decentralized, diversified, resilient, renewable and sustainable energy system, fully integrated with Europe.”
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