On April 6, 2026, Ambassador Ma Shengkun met with Iryna Ovcharenko, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine, and Serhii Tkachuk, head of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection. Ambassador Ma, on behalf of the General Administration of China`s Customs, signed with Serhii Tkachuk the “Protocol on Inspection, Quarantine, and Sanitary Requirements for the Export of Ukrainian wheat flour to China”.

Ambassador Ma spoke highly of China-Ukraine cooperation in the agricultural sector, noting that the signing of the protocol would further expand trade cooperation in agricultural products between the two countries and enrich the strategic partnership between China and Ukraine. Cooperation between China and Ukraine in the agricultural sector is highly complementary and holds great potential. China is willing to further strengthen relevant cooperation with Ukraine for the benefit of the citizens of both countries.

Iryna Ovcharenko noted that China is Ukraine’s largest trading partner and a key destination for Ukrainian agricultural exports, and she expressed confidence that the protocol will provide new opportunities for growth in agricultural trade between the two countries. She appreciates the long-term efforts made by both teams toward the signing of the bilateral protocol on market access for agricultural products and stated that Ukraine is willing to continue expanding the range of agricultural products exported to China.

Serhii Tkachuk stated that Ukraine will ensure the quality and standards of its agricultural exports to China and is willing to work with China to strengthen cooperation in agricultural trade and enhance the position of both countries’ agricultural products in the international market.