Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE, Minister Kim Jung-kwan) announced that 1st Vice Minister Moon Shin-hak met with Marina Denysiuk, Deputy Minister of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, on Friday, September 19, at the Government Complex Seoul to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

Vice Minister Moon expressed deep sympathy for the Ukrainian people and communities severely affected by more than three years of war, noting that Korea also rose from the ruins of war and therefore deeply shares Ukraine’s hardships.

He stressed that as a leading manufacturing country, Korea has significant potential for cooperation with Ukraine in plant and infrastructure construction and power equipment. He also noted that Ukraine, as one of the world’s major grain producers, could accelerate its agricultural recovery by working with Korean agricultural machinery equipped with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).

Deputy Minister Denysiuk thanked Korea for sharing its growth experience, saying it could provide valuable guidance for Ukraine’s reconstruction and future development. She emphasized the importance of expanding cooperation not only through government-to-government (G2G) channels but also business-to-business (B2B) partnerships. In particular, she expressed strong interest in Korea’s support programs for small-scale independent power grids, or microgrids, highlighting them as essential infrastructure for community recovery.

Vice Minister Moon stated, “We hope peace will be restored in Ukraine as soon as possible. Following the end of the war, we look forward to Ukrainian support so that Korean companies, with their extensive experience and technological expertise, can contribute to Ukraine’s reconstruction.”