Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Shigeki Sumi at a meeting with Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has said that his country is ready to provide support to Ukraine to develop cyber police, the communications department of the Interior Ministry has reported.

"The Japanese diplomat said that one of the key directions of cooperation between Ukraine and Japan in reforming the police is cyber security. He said that Japan backs the Ukrainian Interior Ministry's steps to create and develop cyber police and is ready to provide the country with financial and expert assistance," the department said.

The ambassador also said that Japan welcomes the new Ukrainian government and the country is ready to continue cooperation.

Sumi invited Avakov to visit Japan in the near future to study the principles of work of the Japanese law enforcement system.