Equipment and ammunition production: Ukraine, Czech Republic to create joint defense cluster

This is said in a joint statement of Ukroboronprom and the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, which was published on the Telegram channel of the state concern, Ukrinform reports.

As noted, State Concern Ukroboronprom and the Intergovernmental Defense Coeration Agency (AMOS) under the Czech Ministry of Defense signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint defense cluster in accordance with the agreements reached last week between President of Ukraine Vodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala.

"The creation of a defense cluster invves the production of military equipment, an increase in the production of ammunition of various calibers (both at existing capacities and newly created ones in safe places), the develment of service hubs for the maintenance and repairs of weapons and military equipment, as well as coeration in the field of high technogies, in particular, the creation of joint research centers," the statement reads.

It is noted that the implementation of these plans will invve leading Ukrainian and Czech defense enterprises, as well as international financial donors.

As reported, on October 31, a delegation of the Czech government led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala paid a working visit to Ukraine.

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