KIEV, Oct. 18 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he highly appreciates prospects for cooperation with Ukraine’s aviation industry.

While visiting state enterprise Antonov in Kiev on Monday, the Venezuelan president praised Ukrainian aviation technologies, as well as Antonov's promising developments.

Chavez inspected the new regional An-148 and An-158 aircraft, military and transport An-70 aircraft, multi-purpose An-32s and An-74s, and heavy transport An-124 airplanes.