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President at Ukraine-Norway business forum: Ukraine is open for Norwegian investors
18.10.2016 18:16 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of today, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg took part in the Ukraine-Norway business forum, President Petro Poroshenko Press Office reports.
As to the report, Poroshenko invited Norwegian investors to Ukraine and noted the potential of development and enhancement of Ukraine-Norway cooperation. As to Poroshenko, Ukrainian and Norwegian economies can largely supplement and reinforce one another.
«Norway is a unique model of general state welfare. The country possesses state-of-the-art technologies, particularly in the sphere of renewable energy sources. It is also an importer of agricultural products,» the President said. He added that those factors made Norway a very attractive partner for Ukraine.
«At the same time, Ukraine has a rapidly growing consumer market. We are currently in the process of complex modernization of many traditional industries of the Ukrainian economy. Our IT sphere is the fastest growing among the European states. Ukraine is well-known for its agricultural industry,» the Head of State said. He also noted that Ukrainians had a high level of education and geographic proximity and low cost of production made our country attractive for business. «All this allows Norwegian companies to consider Ukraine as a new promising opportunity,» Petro Poroshenko noted.
The President recalled the advantages of the FTA Agreement with the EU.
«And most importantly, today Ukraine and Norway have a strong political will to create conditions for further strengthening bilateral trade and investment cooperation,» the President noted.
«We have a strong political will to do our utmost to protect foreign investments in Ukraine and create necessary conditions for the improvement of business climate in the country,» the President assured.
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