KYIV. June 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Shinichi Kitaoka to discuss the implementation of large-scale investment projects designed to enhance energy security, develop infrastructure and protect the environment in Ukraine.
“They also discussed the ways to expand trade, economic and investment cooperation between Ukraine and Japan. To this end, it was agreed to establish JICA in Ukraine soon,” the Ukrainian presidential press service reported on Thursday, June 15.
Poroshenko thanked the government of Japan for the large-scale financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine aimed to support reforms and democratic institutions, facilitate economic development and restore the areas of Donbas ruined by war.
According to the report, this is Shinichi Kitaoka’s first visit to Ukraine in the history of the bilateral relations.
