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Thu, 09/29/2011 - 13:19
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PMs of S. Korea, Ukraine vow to boost agricultural cooperation
KIEV, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Ukraine on Thursday vowed to push for full-scale bilateral agricultural cooperation during talks held in Kiev between their prime ministers, the Seoul government said.
South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and his Ukrainian counterpart Nikolay Azarov agreed to build an inter-governmental cooperation channel to support civilian investment in future joint agricultural projects between the two countries, Kim's office said.
Kim arrived in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on Wednesday for the second leg of his two-nation tour that also took him to Bulgaria earlier this week.
The two leaders evaluated the upward trend of trade between the two nations and shared the opinion that trying to revitalize the economy by luring foreign investment would benefit both sides, the office said.
The leaders also pledged to actively seek the possibility of jointly producing bullet trains following a South Korean company's success in exporting 300 million won (US$253,979) worth of such trains, it said.
In addition, the two countries agreed to increase cooperation in industries such as science and technology, combing Ukraine's outstanding experience and technology in the fields of space and defense and South Korea's advanced IT technology.
Kim is scheduled to return home on Sunday via Russia after visiting an aircraft factory and sitting down with local business figures.
South Korea and Ukraine established diplomatic relations in 1992. Two-way trade between the countries totaled some $1.5 billion in 2010, according to Seoul's government data.
South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and his Ukrainian counterpart Nikolay Azarov agreed to build an inter-governmental cooperation channel to support civilian investment in future joint agricultural projects between the two countries, Kim's office said.
Kim arrived in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on Wednesday for the second leg of his two-nation tour that also took him to Bulgaria earlier this week.
The two leaders evaluated the upward trend of trade between the two nations and shared the opinion that trying to revitalize the economy by luring foreign investment would benefit both sides, the office said.
The leaders also pledged to actively seek the possibility of jointly producing bullet trains following a South Korean company's success in exporting 300 million won (US$253,979) worth of such trains, it said.
In addition, the two countries agreed to increase cooperation in industries such as science and technology, combing Ukraine's outstanding experience and technology in the fields of space and defense and South Korea's advanced IT technology.
Kim is scheduled to return home on Sunday via Russia after visiting an aircraft factory and sitting down with local business figures.
South Korea and Ukraine established diplomatic relations in 1992. Two-way trade between the countries totaled some $1.5 billion in 2010, according to Seoul's government data.
