KYIV. Oct 23 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine and Germany have signed an agreement on the establishment of the Ukrainian-German Chamber of Commerce, President of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce Eric Schweitzer said at the opening of the Ukrainian-German business forum in Berlin on Friday. “Today, we celebrate the establishment of the Ukrainian-German Chamber of Commerce,” he said. According to Schweitzer, this move will strengthen cooperation between Ukrainian and German businesses. The Ukrainian-German Forum in Berlin is being held on Friday and Saturday. The Ukrainian delegation is led by Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk. It also includes Deputy Prime Minister Hennadiy Zubko, Deputy Head of Presidential Administration Dmitry Shymkiv, Board Chairman of Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev and Head of State Fiscal Service Roman Nasirov, as well as four other ministers The forum’s program includes several panels: on the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the reforms in the country, industry and energy, transport and logistics, the agrarian sector and processing, and the hi-tech and IT-sector.
