President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Vice-President,Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis.
The interlocutors discussed preparations for the 5th Conference on Reforms in Ukraine, which will be held on July 4-5, 2022 in the Swiss city of Lugano.
"We are very much looking forward to the Conference on Reforms in Ukraine, which will take place next year in your native Canton of Ticino," said Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressing Ignazio Cassis.
During the meeting, special attention was paid to bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
"Switzerland is an important trade and economic partner of Ukraine. We are interested in further attracting large-scale investments and implementing promising projects," the Head of State stressed.
It was noted that one of the most successful projects currently being implemented in Ukraine is the project on the modernization and production of urban and suburban rail transport in our country by the Swiss company Stadler Rail AG. The project is planned to be implemented in different cities of Ukraine.
The interlocutors praised the implementation of the project launched by the funding of the Swiss side to manufacture artificial lung ventilation devices in Ukraine. The parties noted special importance of joint production of ventilators, in particular, given another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world.
The parties paid considerable attention to the implementation of cultural projects aimed at promoting Ukraine.
"Our goal is to make the Ukrainian language sound along with other languages of the world in the most significant cultural and historical places," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The President thanked Ignazio Cassis for the significant humanitarian assistance provided by Switzerland to our country, in particular to Ukrainians on both sides of the delimitation line in Donbas.