OREANDA-NEWS. November 18, 2009. President Victor Yushchenko is satisfied with the results of his visit to the United Arab Emirates and notes the interest of the Emirati government in the development of bilateral relations, he told reporters in Dubai, reported the Official website president.gov.ua.

"This is a unique visit, which will bring several billion of investment in Ukraine", he said.

Among the promising directions for bilateral cooperation he called agriculture. "This subject is extremely sensitive to the UAE. For Ukraine it is vital opportunity to expand the sales. We found an understanding on this issue”, said the President.

Another area of beneficial bilateral cooperation the President called the military-technical sphere. Victor Yushchenko said that soon Ukraine would accept several specialized delegations from the UAE that would study direction for deepening such cooperation.

Making comments on the results of his today's talks with the Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President Yushchenko said that they were extremely effective and that the Emirati side has shown interest in cooperation with Ukraine in military-technical field.

Separately President Yushchenko pointed to great prospects for cooperation in space exploration and aviation, the interest in which had been confirmed at the "Dubai Air Show” that several Ukrainian aircraft building companies took part in. Victor Yushchenko said that currently the two countries have reached a potential agreement to sell AN-148 planes to the UAE. Also, he said, in 6 months regular flights between Kyiv and Abu Dhabi are to start.