China is said to be ready to invest US$7 billion in Ukrainian projects.
The infrastructure modernization in Ukraine will enhance the country's role in building the modern Silk Road, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said, according to Xinhua.
The 2nd Ukraine Silk Road Forum was held in Kyiv on Thursday, bringing together officials, business leaders and public figures from Ukraine, China, and other countries along the “Belt and Road” route, who lauded the role of the forum in boosting Ukraine- China cooperation over the past year and drew a roadmap for the future, Xinhua reports.
Ukraine will soon become a transit link on the Silk Road route linking Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, with three European countries, local media reported Tuesday, citing a senior Ukrainian official, according to China's official press agency Xinhua.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on Monday met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, with the two sides pledging to enhance cooperation, according to Xinhua.
Ukraine and Georgia should intensify cooperation in setting up the deliveries of energy carriers from the Caspian region via the routes of the Chinese infrastructure project, Silk Road, according to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko who spoke at an investment forum in Batumi Wednesday.
Ukraine targets to become a "strong chain" in the China-proposed modern Silk Road through building economic and logistic links between Asia and Europe, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Gennady Zubko said on Thursday, according to China Daily.