Ukraine, Japan preparing for meeting of Coordinating Council on Economic Cooperation

They discussed this issue during a meeting on August 6, the Foreign Ministry’s press service reported.

“Ukraine is interested in dynamic development of cooperation with Japan, particularly in economic and investment sectors. In this context, the preparation for the next meeting of the Coordinating Council on Economic Cooperation with Japan and Keidanren Committee on Ukraine was discussed,” the report says.

The sides also discussed issues of strengthening cooperation in the IT sphere, in particular cybersecurity and e-governance.

The interlocutors noted the high level of bilateral partnership, trust and mutual respect in Ukrainian-Japanese relations.

Senik renewed the invitation to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Toshimitsu Motegi to visit Ukraine at his convenience.

He also thanked the Japanese side for its consistent support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and separately noted the importance of financial and economic assistance provided to Ukraine by the Japanese side.

As reported, since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Japan has provided Ukraine with assistance worth more than $3.2 billion through concessional loans, technical and grant assistance.

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