Ukraine, Czech Republic to resume work of commission for economic, industrial, scientific and technical cooperation

Ukraine and the Czech Republic have agreed to resume the work of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Industrial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation.

The agreement was reached during the meeting of Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman with his Czech counterpart Bohuslav Sobotka in Poland, the Government portal reports.

"I think the intergovernmental commission will be a good tool to improve our cooperation," Groysman said.

Groysman noted Ukraine's interest in enhancing cooperation with the Czech Republic, particularly in the areas of infrastructure, business activities and defense.

The Ukrainian Prime Minister also said that the government had decided to raise the level of co-chairs of the commission, so the Ukrainian part would be headed by Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze.

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