Ukraine hopes for Singapore's assistance in shipbuilding

Ukraine considers the development of its relations with Singapore as a priority direction in its foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region and confirms its readiness for mutually

beneficial cooperation, the head of the Main International Relations Department of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine and advisor to the Ukrainian president, Andriy Honcharuk, has said.
The president's press service reported that a delegation from Singapore, headed by the envoy of Singapore to Ukraine Tony Siddique, held a meeting with Ukrainian officials on Tuesday, during which they discussed a number of issues of cooperation.
Special attention was paid to the fulfilment of agreements achieved by the sides during the state visit by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to Singapore on March 27-29, 2011.
During the meeting, the sides noted the need for the step-by-step, systematic realization of the achieved agreements at the highest level, in full and on schedule. In particular, it is important to start the work of the Ukraine-Singapore Business Council, which is to become a mechanism of cooperation development between the two states, Honcharuk said.
The sides also discussed the prospects for the joint implementation of promising projects in Ukraine. In particular, they discussed Singaporean investments in shipbuilding and port infrastructure in Ukraine. The sides confirmed their mutual interest in using the experience and resources of Singaporean companies to implement the Affordable Housing and LNG Terminal projects, as well as in Ukraine's preparations for hosting the Euro 2012 European Football Championship.
Source: Interfax-Ukraine