Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman arrived on a working visit to Odessa region. Upon arrival, he took part in the solemn laying of capsule on the occasion of the start of the construction of a new runway at the International Airport “Odessa”. Upon completion of the construction work, the airport of Odessa will be able to handle all classes aircrafts.

“We will find a resource to ensure Odessites get a new runway in 30 months. It will facilitate the development of economy in both regional and general planes”, the Head of Government said.

In the framework of the visit Volodymyr Groysman will take part in the work of the II High Level International Transport Conference "Integrated Transport Corridors in Europe-Asia Connections". He emphasized that the Conference is a groundbreaking event to promote the development of transport potential of Ukraine and involvement of Ukraine's into the global system of passenger and cargo conveyance.

The Head of Government is also scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Pavel Filip. During the negotiation the parties will focus on border cooperation and implementation of the Road Map of cooperation between the two states.

Within the framework of the trip, the Prime Minister will open a new AutoHUB in the Odessa seaport and got familiarized with the process of major repairs of a section of M05 Kyiv-Odessa route.