Ukraine interested in cooperation with Luxembourg in IT sector – Shmyhal
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal stated this during a meeting with Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel on February 12, the Government portal reports.
"Luxembourg is one of the leaders in the development of IT technologies, and in this context, Ukraine seeks to establish bilateral cooperation in this area," said the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
Denys Shmyhal noted that Luxembourg uses innovative approaches to the development of national space activities. In particular, in November 2020, in partnership with the European Space Agency, the European Space Resources Innovation Center was established.
"Ukraine stands ready to establish stable cooperation with the Luxembourg Space Agency. We are interested in bilateral cooperation in the field of space exploration and use of space resources, including within the framework of the Artemis international project, which our country joined in November last year," said the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
He added that Ukraine has a long history of space activities and valuable experience in implementing international space projects, a developed scientific and technical school and technological opportunities for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation.
Denys Shmyhal called on Xavier Bettel to consider signing a Memorandum of Understanding between Ukraine and Luxembourg on cooperation in space in order to exchange experiences and information.
He also stressed that Ukraine highly appreciates the firm position of Luxembourg on Ukraine’s territorial integrity and thanked for the support of economic sanctions against the Russian Federation over the occupation of Crimea.
In addition, Denys Shmyhal invited Luxembourg to join the Ukrainian diplomatic initiative "Crimean Platform". He also invited the Lux-Development (Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation) to join the project to restore infrastructure as well as humanitarian programs for Donbas.
