Ukraine, Italy discuss cooperation in digitalization, trade and investment

Dmytro Senik expressed his gratitude to Pier Francesco Zazo for Italy's support of the recent G7 statement condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

The parties discussed cooperation between Ukraine and Italy in digitalization, trade and investment.

The deputy minister noted the significant potential for the implementation of joint projects on e-governance and digital services. The parties agreed to consider the possibility of holding Ukrainian-Italian talks in the field of digitalization.

The diplomats paid particular attention to increasing the volume of bilateral trade and investment. Senik invited Italian business to take part in the privatization of facilities in Ukraine and develop investment projects in our country, in particular in transport and energy.

As a reminder, in 2020, the trade turnover between Ukraine and Italy amounted to USD 4056.7 million. Export was USD 1931.1 million and import - USD 2125.6 million.

In January-February 2021, bilateral trade amounted to USD 662.5 million (+17.4% compared to the same period last year). Export amounted to USD 383.95 million, while import - USD 278.54 million. The positive balance for Ukraine was USD 105.41 million.

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