KYIV. Jan 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is convinced that this year we can expect progress on visa liberalization by Japan for the Ukrainians and the growth of direct Japanese investment in the Ukrainian economy.
As the presidential press service reported on Wednesday, during a meeting with Japanese ambassador to Kyiv Shigeki Sumi, timed to mark the signing of the decree on celebration the Year of Japan in Ukraine by Poroshenko, the president “expressed his belief that this year there will be a progress on visa liberalization to simplify visits to Japan for Ukrainians, as well as activation and increase of direct Japanese investment in the Ukrainian economy.”
Poroshenko gave examples of successful Japanese investment projects in 2016, which are already working in the west of Ukraine and creating thousands of workplaces. “This is a great characteristic of the level of confidence and the level of support that the Japanese business and the Japanese government demonstrate in relation to Ukraine,” the president said.
Ukrainian president extended an invitation to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Ukraine this year.
