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The Jerusalem Post: Amid coronavirus, Ukraine ready to enhance economic ties with Israel

By The Jerusalem Post.

Published Aug. 19, 2020 at 8:12 am

Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Joel Lion shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska the monument to Kryvyi Rih Jewish community at the Valley of Destroyed Communities, part of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial complex in Jerusalem on Jan. 24, 2020.

Photo by Office of the president of Ukraine

Amid the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and its resulting economic crisis, Ukraine is ready to enhance economic cooperation with Israel with its Free Trade Agreement, including expanding cooperation in the agricultural sector, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna said Monday, according to the cabinet’s official website.