Federal President of the Republic of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen notes the high interest of Austrian investors to Ukraine and underscores the need to strengthen the fight against corruption.
“We know that some further reforms are needed to take full advantage of the Association Agreement, for example, further efforts are needed in the fight against corruption,” Alexander Van der Bellen said at a joint briefing with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on Wednesday.
He also added that Austria is interested in Ukraine developing in the economic sphere.
Alexander Van der Bellen noted that Austria is one of the largest investors in Ukraine.
“Austrian investors provided jobs for more than 30,000 employees in Ukraine … We found out that there is a very great interest of Austrian entrepreneurs in Ukraine, which is due to the fact that Ukraine’s economic performance has significantly improved over the past two years,” the Austrian president said.
