On March 10, members of the Ukrainian-Moldovan working group on Yampil-Koseuts bridge construction visited Yampil. This group consisted of representatives of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration and border guards.

On March 10, members of the Ukrainian-Moldovan working group on Yampil-Koseuts bridge construction visited Yampil. This group consisted of representatives of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration and border guards.

The members of the working group reviewed several possible options for the new bridge construction across the Dniester River.

In addition, special attention was paid to the development of border infrastructure and compliance with the border regime during construction works.

Deputy Director of the State Border Guard Department - Head of the Office of Border Control Organization of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Major General Yuriy Lysiuk said: “This will be a new modern border crossing point. The plans are to introduce joint border and customs control with the Republic of Moldova, which will take place on the territory of Ukraine. Modern infrastructure will allow to introduce world standards for fast registration of citizens on foot, vehicles, buses, trucks, and it will speed up traffic across the state border. Therefore, it will have a very positive meaning both for local residents and for Ukraine as a whole.”

It should be noted that the relevant procedures for the preparation of the draft Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the border bridge construction over the Dniester River on the Ukrainian-Moldovan state border near Yampil-Koseuts are currently underway.

It should be reminded that earlier this year the President of the Republic of Moldova Maya Sandu paid her first visit to Kyiv. During the visit she met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi. At the meeting the leaders of two countries discussed, in particular, infrastructure projects, including the construction of a highway connecting Kyiv and Chisinau, as well as a new cross-border bridge across the Dniester River. This will reduce travel time between capitals to just over 5 hours. The Yampil-Koseuts bridge is also to simplify transit and increase trade and people-to-people contacts.