On March 23, 2012 the delegation fromtheDonetskregion chaired by the Deputy Head of the State Regional Administration O.Fomenko visited the Netherlands. The delegation was accompanied by the Ukrainian companies interested in establishing contacts with the Dutch partners active in agriculture and food processing. The delegation visited the Dutch juice producer "Hero" where it met with Hero's Operations Director M.Schenkel. The parties discussed possibility of implementation of joint projects in Ukraine in food processing.

The delegation also visited the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) where it had meetings with agriculture and investment officers of FMO. As a result of these meetings it was agreed that FMO is ready to participate in joint Dutch-Ukrainian projects in agriculture and food processing in Ukraine including Donetsk region.