KIEV, March 30 – Ukraine and Japan have agreed on the provision of an $8.2 million grant to Ukraine, including $4.2 million to buy medical equipment for Ukrainian hospitals.

An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that the agreement (in the form of an exchange of notes) between the Ukrainian and Japanese governments was signed on Monday in Kiev by Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Ministry of Ukraine Hennadiy Zubko, Health Minister of Ukraine Alexander Kvitashvili, and Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Shigeki Sumi.