A Ukrainian delegation headed by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is on an official visit to Paris, to talk about joint infrastructure projects, as well as the participation of French companies in the Big Construction program and the creation Ukrainian national air carrier.

The visit takes place in order to implement the agreements between the leaders of Ukraine and France and in the context of the planned visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Ukraine.

During the one-day stay of the delegation, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine will meet with Minister of Economy, Finance and Recovery of France Bruno Le Maire. In addition, a number of meetings are planned with French partners, in particular, leading French companies Airbus, Alstom and Bouygues.

Yulia Svyrydenko, Economy Minister of Ukraine

Svyrydenko reported that among the issues of French-Ukrainian cooperation are the attraction of financial guarantees or a direct loan from the French government, the development of promising nuclear energy projects: cooperation between the Ukrainian Energoatom and EDF is essential, as well as consultations on holding the World Exhibition EXPO in Ukraine 2030.

In addition, within the signed memorandum of understanding, the parties will touch upon the issues of cooperation between the national air carrier and Airbus, under the signed intergovernmental agreement on the supply of 130 locomotives manufactured by Alstom for Ukrzaliznytsia, the organisation of the conversion of Airbus passenger aircraft into cargo aircraft on the basis of SOE Antonov (Kyiv).