16 Oct 2013 12:04

Russian-Ukrainian JV manufacturing An-124 aircraft to be launched soon - Medvedev

KALUGA. Oct 16 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expects a Russian-Ukrainian joint venture for manufacturing the Antonov An-124 'Ruslan' aircraft to be launched in the near future.

"We are completing the establishment of a joint venture concerning the An-124. I hope we will launch production in the near future," Medvedev said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov in Kaluga on Tuesday.

Medvedev said Azarov and he had discussed cooperation between the two countries and plans for the future. "The key subject is industrial cooperation in the hi-tech sector," he said.