First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal met with members of Japan’s House of Representatives: Itsunori Onodera, Keitaro Ono and Yoshiaki Wada, as well as Japan’s Ambassador to Ukraine Osamu Ozumi and diplomat Kuninori Matsuda.

“Thank you for visiting Kyiv at a time when Russia has intensified its aerial terror. We highly appreciate the strong support Japan has provided since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war,” the Head of the Ministry of Energy emphasised.

The parties discussed the participation of Japanese companies in projects in Ukraine aimed at strengthening the protection, resilience and uninterrupted operation of the Ukrainian power system. Ukraine is interested in drawing on additional expertise and technologies to enhance its ability to counter threats.

The First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy stressed that Ukraine would welcome Japan’s contribution to the restoration of the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which was damaged by a Russian drone.

“We look forward to further active cooperation and an effective partnership,” Denys Shmyhal emphasised.