Norfolk County Council leader David Bick has visited Ukraine for talks aimed at strengthening cooperation between Norfolk and Lviv region.
The leader of Norfolk County Council has travelled to Ukraine for meetings aimed at strengthening links between Norfolk and the Lviv region.
David Bick began his visit in Lviv by joining the daily 9am minute’s silence held in memory of people killed during the war.
He later attended a ceremony at Lychakiv Cemetery, where he laid flowers at the grave of a 26-year-old Ukrainian medic who died while serving her country.
Mr Bick attended alongside Maksym Kozytskyy, governor of the Lviv Regional State Military Administration, and Yurii Kholod, chairman of Lviv Regional Council.
The Norfolk delegation then held talks with regional officials about developing closer cooperation between the two areas.
Discussions included the possibility of a joint economic forum and further exchanges involving manufacturing, energy, agriculture, culture and tourism.
Norfolk and the Lviv region already have a formal Memorandum of Understanding, while links have also been established between Ukrainian medical professionals, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the University of East Anglia.
That work includes clinical training, medical research, education and sharing expertise between the two regions.
The county council says the latest visit is intended both to demonstrate continued support for Ukraine and identify practical opportunities for the Norfolk-Lviv partnership to develop further.

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