Europe 1 with AFP 1:54 p.m., March 22, 2022
According to the PS mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the Council unanimously granted honorary citizenship on Tuesday to kyiv, a "vibrant and freedom-loving" city, half of whose 3.5 million inhabitants have already fled. the bombardments of the Russian army.
The municipal assembly also validated a humanitarian envelope in the amount of one million euros.
The Paris Council on Tuesday unanimously granted honorary citizenship to kyiv, a "vibrant and freedom-loving" city, according to PS mayor Anne Hidalgo, half of whose 3.5 million inhabitants have already fled the bombardment by the Russian army.
The municipal assembly also validated a humanitarian envelope amounting to one million euros: 360,000 euros for four organizations operating in Ukraine or in neighboring countries where civilians are flocking and 640,000 euros for the reception of refugees in the French capital, now divided between the Porte de Versailles exhibition center (15th) and two gymnasiums located near the Gare de l'Est (10th) and Lyon (12th).
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A separate collection organized by right-wing district town halls, centralized by that of the 15th district and mobilizing 400 volunteers, enabled the delivery of 125 tonnes of basic necessities in Ukraine, to Ouzhhorod and Mayaky, underlined the mayor LR of the 15th Philippe Goujon.
"If Ukraine is attacked, it is because it aspires to democracy, to live in peace and to follow in Europe's footsteps," stressed Anne Hidalgo, affirming her support for the accession of Ukraine to the European Union.
Nearly a month after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and as bombings continue on the country's major cities, the PS presidential candidate also announced a "friendship pact" with the strategic port of Mariupol, "martyr city", and denounced the kidnapping of the mayors of Dniproroudné and Melitopol by Russian forces.
The Ukrainian ambassador to France received an ovation at the Théâtre du Châtelet
Welcomed at the Théâtre du Châtelet, the dancers of the kyiv City Ballet will stay there "as long as necessary", also indicated the elected socialist.
Present, the Ukrainian ambassador to France Vadym Omelchenko received a long standing ovation.
Established in 2001 when the capital shifted to the left, honorary citizenship of the City of Paris was awarded to around thirty personalities, including Ingrid Betancourt, the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela, but also to Charlie Hebdo in 2015 , biodiversity in 2016 and the Paris fire brigade in 2019. kyiv is the first city to receive this distinction.