From the 1st to the 4th of September 2003, in connection with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine official visit to Iraq, a business delegation from Ukraine visited Kuwait. The delegation was headed by representatives of two Ukrainian companies: Dr. Farenik (the head of the board of directors of BC UkrAsiaBuild) and Mr. Goncharuk (a vice-president of Interpipe corporation).

In the Embassy of Ukraine in State of Kuwait: From left to right: Sergii Farenik, Chairman of Board BC UkrAsiaBuild; Robert McFarlane, Chairman Energy and Communications Solutions; Yevhen Marchuk, Defense Minister of Ukraine; Anatoliy Burmakov, Ukrainian Ambassador in Kuwait; Daniel Valk, Head of Sales department Interpipe; Anton Sokolovsky, Sales Manager Interpipe; Mykola Petruk, Commander-in-Chief of the AUF Land Forces lieutenant general; F. Besson, Energy and Communications Solutions.

During the trip, the delegation held negotiations concerning bilateral collaboration and the possibilities of realizing joint projects with the representative of the US Corps of Engineers, who are responsible for RIO realization, and the Senior Management at KBR, the main contractor of RIO. There were also held several meetings with various large-scale state companies of Kuwait.

From left to right: Richard Jenkins, Task Force RIO's deputy commander; Robert Crear, Commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers; Sergii Farenik, Chairman of Board BC UkrAsiaBuild.

During the meetings foreign companies and organizations directly connected with RIO emphasized their great appreciation of Ukraine’s contributions to the coalition in Iraq.