Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of India to Ukraine Debabrata Saha have agreed about concluding of contracts concerning modernization of AN-32 planes for the military aviation of India.

During the festival ceremony of exchange with contracts Yulia Tymoshenko proclaimed that the contract on upgrade and overhaul of the planes amounting 3.4 Hrn proves a great help for aviation domain and for Ukraine in whole under conditions of the world financial crisis.

According to the Prime Minister, this act is the evidence that Ukrainian aircrafts are reliable, that’s why other world countries are wishing to see them both in the system of economy and in their arsenal. “This contract makes to give second life to 118 AN-32 planes of Ukrainian production, having served reliably to India for 25 years,” Yulia Tymoshenko mentioned.

Yulia Tymoshenko added that modernization and reconstruction of planes will be carried out by 9 planes, notably the Antonov Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex, which under the contract is determined as main contractor.

Thereupon, the Prime Minister of Ukraine reported that one can absolutely rely on new models of An-series planes and they can be used in all fields of life: “I would like to encourage India to be partners in buying of aircrafts of new series also”.

Besides, the Prime Minister imparted Ukraine and India are involved into the project of realization of a huge order of An-74 aircrafts which are to be carried out in the system of military-technical collaboration. “Our bail-out program is moving in the direction of revival of the aviation domain of Ukraine,” Yulia Tymoshenko mentioned.

In his turn, the Ambassador of India to Ukraine Debabrata Saha called brilliant the fact that Ukrainian experts would be able to modernize and renovate the planes having worked for 25 years. “Ukraine is noted for being the country of sophisticated experts,” the Ambassador emphasized.

He also expressed her sure that Ukraine and India would collaborate not only in the area of modernization of aircrafts but in many others. “There exist huge opportunities for collaboration between the two countries in economic, military-technical, space fields,” Debabrata Saha urged.