Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov met with Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Takashi Kurai

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Takashi Kurai.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of Ukrainian-Japanese relations. In particular, special attention was paid to the issue of deepening cooperation between the security agencies of the two countries in the cybersecurity sphere.

“The sphere of cybersecurity, the expansion of international cooperation in forecasting and detecting potential and real cyber threats is one of the most important priorities for the NSDC of Ukraine”, - Mr. Danilov said.

The parties also discussed the reform of the defense-industrial complex of Ukraine, in particular, reforming of the SC “Ukroboronprom”. In this context, Mr. Danilov stressed that in the process of reforming the defense-industrial complex, Ukraine’s key priorities remain the maximum corporatization of enterprises and attracting investment from partner countries.

In his turn, Mr. Ambassador appreciated the determination of the Ukrainian authorities in implementing sanctions policy and stressed Japan’s lasting support of sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country.

The parties agreed to continue further consultations on deepening security cooperation.