OREANDA-NEWS. February 14, 2008. Russia will continue cooperation with Ukraine on the An-70 plane project, Ukrainian Defense Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said, reported the Official website www.kmu.gov.ua.

Yekhanurov's Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov assured him of this.

Batch manufacture of An-70 takes completion of a complex of scientific work, and trials.

Russia suspended cooperation with Ukraine on the project two years ago.
An-70 is a Ukrainian - Russian joint project designed for the transportation of cargoes of up to 47 tons, landing of troops and equipment.