Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk gives series of commissions related to Malyshev Factory

Arseniy Yatsenyuk addressed the Economy Minister Pavlo Sheremeta with a request to hold a meeting with the administrative staff of the Malyshev Factory and together with the Defense Ministry submit for considering by the Cabinet of Ministers a clear proposition on state order for the current year.

Moreover, the Head of Government commissioned the Minister of Foreign Affairs in synergy with the Economy Ministry, Defense Ministry and Ukroboronprom in 10-day’s term to inform the Government on any opportunity to conclude foreign economic contracts for this factory: “Where we can find additional markets to ensure supplies of defense products manufactured by Malyshev Factory. At this, they must be qualitative and competitive and these orders must be fulfilled at once”.

“I hope we are able to find understanding with our western partners so that to receive additional orders,” he noted.

Besides, according to him, “to get outside financial situation of the factory”: “The unpaid debts have been accompanying it [factory] for decades”.

The Head of Government emphasized there existed the need to launch an investment program for the Malyshev Factory “which could give a clear picture of how to get out of the current state and how to receive additional orders”. In order to achieve this goal, according to him, a share of the resource will be invested from the budget, “but the largest share should be a credit resource in case we see some real projects”.

“I ask during ten days to report to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine what has been done and what is needed from the Government,” Arseniy Yatsenyuk underlined.