Poroshenko calls on U.S. companies to cooperate with Ukrainian defense industry

11:12, 01.04.2016 1 min read

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Washington met with representatives of leading U.S. defense industry companies that supply military-purpose commodities and services to Ukraine.

"President Poroshenko called on representatives of American companies to vigorously promote cooperation with Ukraine in the defense industry," the Ukrainian leader's press service said in a report on Thursday evening.

Poroshenko thanked those attending the meeting for the American side's important contribution to efforts to bolster Ukraine's defense potential and reiterated the need to intensify bilateral cooperation.

According to the press service, Poroshenko said there are broad opportunities to promote interaction between defense industry enterprises of Ukraine and the United States in a variety of promising areas, including "as part of cooperation in issues concerning the production of weapons and equipment, as well as involving American technologies and investment in joint projects with Ukraine."