OREANDA-NEWS. September 06, 2013. The Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat has offered Ukraine to create in his country a Maintenance and Service Center for AN Aircraft family, engines and helicopters.

He said this during a meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov.

"We would like to propose you to create a Service Center for AN Aircraft family, engines and helicopters," the Maltese Prime Minister said.

He stressed that this center will be useful and convenient in the context of logistic, since several thousand Ukrainian Antonov family planes and helicopters with Ukrainian engines are operated in North Africa.

In turn, Mykola Azarov has promised to consider the proposal. "Malta has a prime location, and there could be placed Maintenance and Service Center for our aircrafts and engines. We will study this proposal," the Head of the Ukrainian Government said.