Ambassador: Ukrainian and Belgian defense firms plan joint weapons production

This was stated by Ambassador of Belgium to Ukraine Luc Jacobs in an interview with Ukrinform.

“Belgium has a powerful defense industry, and representatives from the leading companies, the flagships of our defense industry are coming to Ukraine, making contacts with their counterparts, and already in some instances they are already at a well-advanced stage of preparing co-production agreements,” the ambassador said.

According to him, in some cases, it is a question of establishing joint ventures “with a longer time horizon than the war.”

According to the diplomat, the Ukrainian defense industry has proven its stability, ability to develop advanced technologies and be a valuable partner for Belgium.

“We have as much to learn from Ukraine as we can share with Ukraine,” Jacobs emphasized.

As Ukrinform previously reported, on March 6, President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever in Brussels. During the meeting, special attention was paid to Ukraine's defense needs, primarily the supply of artillery systems and shells for them, as well as investments in the Ukrainian production of long-range drones and missiles. The parties also discussed Ukraine's integration into the EU.