The Swiss government has recently appointed a special representative for reconstruction in Ukraine, Swiss Ambassador to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova Félix Baumann said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

“We nominated a special representative or delegate of the Swiss Government for recovery in Ukraine a few weeks ago. It’s a special post, a high-level post. He will start in January next year,” the ambassador said.

Speaking about the country's efforts to restore Ukraine, the diplomat said that Switzerland is already participating in many projects and plans to take certain measures to further involve the private sector.

“The first step is to involve those Swiss companies that are already present in Ukraine. They have to respond to an acute need of the Ukrainian side. Also, we hope that companies maintain and possibly even increase the number of jobs in Ukraine. We support, for example, companies' projects that are aiming for technical and vocational training, and education,” Baumann added.

He stressed that in Switzerland about two thirds of young people study not at universities, but at vocational schools.

“And we also are trying to promote it in Ukraine,” the ambassador said.

At the same time, Baumann acknowledged that war risk insurance remains a problem that needs to be addressed.

“But I’m confident that Switzerland has companies in fields that are of interest to Ukraine or for the needs of Ukraine. Early next year, we are planning to organize a high-level 'fact- finding mission' with CEOs of Swiss companies that are interested in Ukraine’s reconstruction process,” Baumann said.