Ukraine and Japan sign agreement on cooperation in information security, - Shmyhal
On Saturday, November 16, Ukraine and Japan signed a bilateral agreement on cooperation in the field of information security.
This was announced on Telegram by the head of the Cabinet of Ministers Denys Shmyhal following a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwai, Censor.NET reports.
The parties, in particular, discussed the prospects for Ukrainian-Japanese cooperation.
Shmyhal noted that Japan is among the leaders in supporting Ukraine. The total amount of assistance has already reached $12.1 billion.
"Supporting the energy sector is especially important for us. We are grateful for the energy equipment transferred and look forward to further assistance. Another key area of cooperation is humanitarian demining," the Prime Minister said.
The meeting also focused on strengthening sanctions pressure on Russia.
"We appreciate the direct budgetary support from Japan, in particular the intention to allocate $3 billion from the use of frozen Russian assets under the G7 initiative," the Prime Minister said.
In his turn, Iwai assured that Japan will do "everything to restore" Ukraine through the support of the public and private sectors.
As a reminder, on Saturday, November 16, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwai paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine for talks with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities.
