The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, held the first telephone conversation with the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, during which they agreed to conclude a visa-free agreement between the countries. This is reported Office of the President
Zelensky thanked Xi Jinping for the COVID vaccines, and colleagues called the joint fight against the pandemic "a living embodiment of friendship between peoples."
During the conversation, the interlocutors discussed increasing Ukrainian exports to China, and also discussed the importance of developing people-to-people contacts between the countries and agreed to conclude a visa-free agreement between Ukraine and China.
The head of state also emphasized the importance of the participation of Chinese investors in the implementation of infrastructure development projects, and the head of China "noted the importance of the Big Construction project and expressed China's readiness to cooperate in this direction." During the conversation, the Ukrainian president expressed the hope that Ukraine "can become a "bridge to Europe" for Chinese business."