PRESS RELEASE : Increasing Estonian investment will be a significant contribution to strengthening Ukraine’s resilience – Head of State

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 22 February 2022.

During the talks in Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis discussed further steps to intensify bilateral cooperation, especially in the trade, economic and investment spheres.

“We agreed that the contribution to strengthening the stability of Ukraine will be an increase in Estonian business, Estonian investment in Ukraine. Interest in the increase is mutual. Therefore, I invite Estonian investors to take a more active part in energy, infrastructure projects and IT development in Ukraine,” the President said during a meeting with media representatives following negotiations with the President of Estonia in Kyiv.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the details of the cooperation should be discussed during the meeting of Alar Karis with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.

In addition, during the talks, the presidents focused on expanding cooperation in the digital sphere and attracting Estonian investors to the Ukrainian Fund of Funds, as well as agreed to deepen cooperation on cybersecurity.

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine and Estonia have many other important and promising areas for deepening cooperation. In particular, today the leaders discussed further cooperation within the Crimea Platform.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Estonia had expressed support for our humanitarian summit aimed at protecting the rights of Crimeans and de-occupying the Ukrainian Crimean peninsula.

“We paid special attention to the issues of European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine. We are grateful to Estonia for its strong support for our country’s aspirations to become a member of the European Union and NATO in the future. We hope that this year will be a year of concrete decisions that Ukraine needs,” he said.

The President thanked Alar Karis for the visit to Ukraine at a crucial moment for Ukrainian society and the independence of our state.

“Ukraine and Estonia have all the chances and, most importantly, a clear vision and desire to bring bilateral relations to a qualitatively new level. The current visit of the President is a clear confirmation of that,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy summed up.