KIEV, July 21 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Wednesday praised a $500 million contract for the purchase of twenty Antonov An-158 aircraft by Ilyushin Finance Co. of Russia as a "long-expected breakthrough."
"A long-expected breakthrough for national aircraft manufacturing companies took place at the Farnborough air show," Azarov said at a meeting of the government.
Azarov said the breakthrough demonstrated the resumption of cooperation and unification of efforts with Russia was bringing results.
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