Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed bilateral agreements on Monday, a day after the Israeli leader landed in Kiev for an official visit.
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In a statement following the signing at the presidential palace, the two leaders said both countries agreed to boost investment and expand their cooperation on technology, education, agriculture, culture, and sports.
Zelenskiy said Ukraine was going to open a special investment office in Jerusalem and Netanyahu said Israel was going to do the same in Kiev.
Speaking next to Zelenskiy, Netanyahu praised the flourishing relations and increasing technological ties between the two nations.
"I think the future belongs to those who innovate; Israel is the quintessential innovation nation," Netanyahu said.
"Ukraine has enormous talents and capacities. We have discovered this because Israeli companies are here, we engage with tens of thousands of talented Ukrainians in mathematics and computer engineering, in every conceivable field of modern technology. We see their talent, we both see the opportunity, we want to seize the future."
Netanyahu is the first Israeli prime minister to visit Ukraine in 20 years. Netanyahu is also the first foreign leader to visit Zelenskiy since the latter was elected president.
