Ukraine, China discuss development of bilateral cooperation

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Strategic Industries Oleh Urusky and Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Fan Xianrong have discussed the Ukrainian-Chinese military and technical cooperation.

"The parties discussed issues of military and technical cooperation. It was noted that this segment is important for the development of relations between the states. They agreed that Ukrainian-Chinese military and technical cooperation should be developed on the basis of mutual benefit,” reads a report released by the deputy prime minister’s press service, Ukrinform reports.

Urusky informed the ambassador about the formation of a newly created department and plans to reform the Ukrainian defense industry. He also stressed the importance of developing trade and economic cooperation between the countries.

"China ranks first in the structure of Ukraine's trade turnover, which is USD 15.42 billion dollars following the results of 2020,” he said.

In turn, Fan Xianrong noted that Ukraine and China have a solid foundation for deepening bilateral cooperation. In particular, there is the Commission for Cooperation between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the People's Republic of China, as well as a number of relevant sectoral subcommissions and working groups.

"This potential needs to be developed. The Chinese market is growing dynamically and is open to Ukraine," the diplomat said.

The ambassador also stressed that China recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and this position of Beijing remains unchanged.

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