Zelensky called on French business to cooperate in green projects of Ukraine

Zelensky called on French business to cooperate in green projects of Ukraine president.gov.ua
Katerina Belousova

Automobile companies are also invited to localize the production of electric cars and components

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on French entrepreneurs to cooperate in hydrogen and green energy, as well as modernization of communal infrastructure, in particular water supply, water purification, waste sorting and processing.

He stated this at the annual meeting of French entrepreneurs under the auspices of the MEDEF business association, reports the president's website of Ukraine.

He noted that Ukraine can provide the French business community with thousands of contracts and jobs.

"We need your experience and your participation in reconstruction after hostilities. We have already started now - on the free territory of our country," Zelenskyy said.

He also invited construction companies to take part in infrastructure reconstruction, localization of production of building materials. And automobile companies - to localize the production of electric cars and components.

"We invite food companies to engage in agro-processing and food production for the 40-million-strong Ukrainian market and the entire European market, with which we are fully integrated," added the President of Ukraine.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine can become one of the guarantors of energy security of the European continent, help overcome the cost of living crisis and avoid crisis prices in the future.

As EcoPolitic previously reported, the Czech Republic will help Ukraine in the green post-war period restoration of the environment, in particular, will support natural parks, climate policy, reform of the waste management system and the fight against industrial pollution.

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