Kuleba invited Guangdong Province of China to develop cooperation with Ukrainian regions

During a working visit to China, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Guangdong Governor Wang Weizhong and a delegation of regional officials. This was reported by UNN with reference to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

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The Foreign Minister noted the high level of development of Guangzhou and Guangdong province. Dmytro Kuleba emphasized the importance of regional cooperation between Ukraine and other countries.

In particular, he told the Chinese officials that a number of European countries have already taken patronage of a number of Ukrainian cities and regions, participating in their restoration and development.

According to the Ukrainian minister, such cooperation between countries at the regional level allows achieving tangible results for people. 

Dmytro Kuleba reminded that Guangdong Province and Mykolaiv Oblast have been establishing partnership relations since 1994 and invited the authorities and business of the Chinese province to consider the possibility of intensifying regional cooperation. 

We invite your representatives to visit Mykolaiv and other regions of Ukraine to consider investment and business prospects and humanitarian needs. We will strongly welcome and facilitate cooperation between our regions and the participation of your business in the reconstruction and restoration of our country. Ukraine is striving for recovery and development, and such regional cooperation can be very effective in achieving this goal, creating jobs and improving the quality of life of people

Dmytro Kuleba also proposed to hold a business forum to establish ties between Ukrainian and Chinese companies, search for new promising projects and opportunities for cooperation. 

Mykolaiv region suffered greatly at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, but since then our Defense Forces have pushed the enemy back and the region is now actively rebuilding and developing. In particular, there is a great demand for construction, industrial recovery, renewable energy and other areas. So now is a good time to deepen trade ties

Governor Wang Weizhong very positively noted the significant prospects for Ukrainian-Chinese regional  cooperation and assured Minister Dmytro Kuleba of his readiness to revive cooperation with Mykolaiv region and consider the prospects for cooperation with other regions of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held over three hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.