On July 20, Vasyl Dmytruk, head of the Volyn Regional Council, held a meeting with experts of the TACIS project "Preservation of the Western Bug River Basin," during which the issue of creating the Basin Council of the Western Bug River was discussed, the Western Information Corporation was told in the press service of the Volyn Regional Council. \n \nIn connection with the reform in Ukraine, 8 basin councils of large rivers are to be created, including the Western Bug one. Given that the territory of the river is part of the Euroregion "Bug," the EU provides funds within the TACIS program. The project envisages the organization of management and environmental protection measures, the creation of relevant services, and the signing of agreements between oblasts, in particular between Volyn and Lviv. \n \nAt the meeting, Vasyl Dmytruk noted: "Our oblast constantly carries out work in this direction. This concerns both the organizational preparation of the interstate agreement within the Euroregion 'Bug' and the establishment of a basin administration." \n \nAfter the relevant preparatory work is carried out, another meeting will take place. The signing of an agreement between Lviv Oblast and Volyn on cooperation in the protection and use of natural resources in the Western Bug River basin is expected this autumn. \n