President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The President congratulated the Emir and the people of Qatar on the holy month of Ramadan. He also thanked the Qatari partners for their assistance in returning Ukrainian citizens home and effective cooperation between the airlines of both countries.
The interlocutors discussed the situation with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and Qatar and agreed to coordinate efforts to jointly combat the spread of coronavirus. The Emir of Qatar offered to provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid in the form of medical supplies needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The issue of trade and economic cooperation was also raised. The President of Ukraine commended the prospects in this direction and expressed interest in strengthening investment cooperation between Ukraine and Qatar. In particular, they discussed food and energy security, as well as the implementation of mutually beneficial projects in the infrastructure and port spheres.
"The development of infrastructure, especially modern hospitals and high-quality roads throughout Ukraine, is critical for our country. We have developed a large program for this. The cost of priority projects is more than 16 billion US dollars. We are ready to consider mutually beneficial conditions for attracting Qatari investments. As President, I am ready to guarantee reliable protection of Qatari investments," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.