OREANDA-NEWS. November 11, 2010. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov called Austrian businesses to invest Ukrainian reforms.

"We appeal to invest in development of Ukrainian agriculture sector" - Mykola Azarov said speaking at "Ukrainian lunch", which took place at the 7th meeting of the Vienna Economic Forum.

He prevented partners’ concern about Ukrainian Agriculture making expansion into the European market.

"In the first phase of reforms, we plan to provide for our own needs - the Head of the Government said - because Ukraine still has to import food.

Mykola Azarov, in particular, emphasized that "soon we will revive the land market. Among the priority areas where the reform process in Ukraine needs foreign investment the Prime Minister of Ukraine called the building sector: "We are ready to provide investors with construction sites in Ukraine."

Mykola Azarov noted that the Government attaches great importance to the creation of transport corridors: program of ports, construction of quality roads and reconstruction of railway tracks.

"Program for machinery, shipbuilding and aircraft industry, revival of light industry, upgrading the health care system - the Prime Minister of Ukraine said – is a major industry that will be supported by the Government. However, at the same time, we open the way to the investors in any field. "In particular, - Mykola Azarov said - we are going re-equip the secondary and higher education system computers.

"But we do not want to buy computers, and rely on assistance in creating their production in Ukraine, where the industrial base, skilled workforce and a great potential of software developers is available."

During the "Ukrainian lunch" the Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding CEO, a member of Vienna Economic Forum Stepic Herbert said that Austria could be for Ukraine is not only a major trading partner, but also a supplier of new technologies in large volume.

"Our investors - he said - first of all pay attention to political stability, legal system and confidence in long-term relationship with a country of potential investments."