Oleg Vyshniakov - Ukraine and Israel. Ukraine-Israel inter-parliamentary group in Green Parliament.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

Did you know that the Israeli Knesset is the most eco-friendly Parliament of the world? Green Knesset is a unique know-how of the State of Israel. The program consists of 13 water and energy-conservative initiatives, including the installation of an array field on the roof of the building.

The program has not only an economic, but also educational value. Thanks to already implemented stages of the Green Knesset program it was managed to reduce significantly the costs of the parliament building supplying, as well as to draw attention to the issue of green energy and energy-saving technologies. A special panel will be installed in the building of the Knesset, showing the benefits of green technologies, including data on the amount of saved funds and an amount of carbon dioxide emissions, that wasn’t discharged into the atmosphere.

Ronen Plot, The Director General of the Israeli Parliament and a friend of mine is planning a visit to Ukraine for sharing experience with Ukrainian officials and businessmen on alternative energy programs and the development of ecological projects. Cheapening of energy sources is extremely important topic for Ukraine today.

Within the framework of Ukraine-Israel inter-parliamentary group a number of projects on adopting Israeli technologies in medicine, agriculture, education, etc. is under discussion. Due to active work of the parliamentary group, relations between Ukraine and Israel have moved on to a new footing.
The group has established a platform for continuous dialogue between politicians and businessmen, finding ways for cooperation and the development of new initiatives.

Israel is a country of high technology and cooperation in a number of industries can significantly help the development of the Ukrainian economy.

I am sure that all the projects between Israel and Ukraine will be long-term and mutually beneficial.

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Georgiy Logvinskiy, Borislav Rozenblat, Borislav Bereza – the heads of Ukraine-Israel inter-parliamentary group.
Oleg Vyshniakov – the Honorary Consul of the State of Israel in Western region of Ukraine.
Tali Ploskov – the head of Ukraine-Israel inter-parliamentary group from Israeli party.
Gennadiy Nadolenko – the Ambassador of Ukraine in the State of Israel.
Hanna Onyschenko – the Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Vladyslava Rutytska – the deputy Minister of agriculture of Ukraine.