Ukraine is ready to directly engage with India by purchasing Made-in-India products and allowing Indian companies to open in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.
He also said that Ukraine is also willing to establish companies in India.
Zelenskyy held a press conference following a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kyiv, where he was asked if Ukraine is ready to directly engage with India and buy Made-in-India products.
Asserting that his government is in favour of establishing companies in India and also allowing Indian companies to set up in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said, «Yeah, we are ready (to directly engage with India and buy products made in India in the near future). I gave these all messages to your productions. As I said, we are ready to exchange...We are ready to buy. We are ready to produce. We are ready to open your companies here or we are ready to open our companies in India. So we are very ready for such dialogue and for such work.»
Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit India during their talks.
When asked about PM Modi's invitation, Zelenskyy said, «Yes, (I have plans to visit India) because when you begin a partnership, strategic partnership, and you begin some dialogue, I think that you don't need to lose time and do big pauses and that's why, I think it will be good to meet together again. And if our meeting will be in India, I'll be happy to. I read a