Minister of Transport of France Clément Beaune said that Ukraine is "stubbornly working" to open its airspace for civilian aircraft.

 He said this in an interview with "European Truth".

 The French minister stated this while speaking about cooperation with Ukraine in the field of training Ukrainian civil aviation pilots and air traffic controllers.

 According to Bon, Ukrainians are already practicing on simulators in France, and during the negotiations in Kyiv, the two countries agreed to expand this cooperation.

 "This is actually a very necessary thing. The moment when civil aviation flights over Ukraine will be resumed, I hope, will come as soon as possible. And if the aviators do not have practice, then according to safety rules, they will not have the right to resume work immediately."

 That is why we are helping Ukraine to prepare for the moment when your airspace will be open, in whole or in part," said a member of the French government.

 Bohn emphasized that it is not up to him to decide when that will happen. However, according to him, Ukrainian officials are now preparing to open airspace for civil aviation flights.

 "As I understood, there are already certain considerations in Ukraine regarding this opening, and in Kyiv they are working hard on it. But, of course, the main issue still remains security," the minister said.

 Ukraine completely closed its airspace to civilian aircraft on February 24, 2022, the day Russia's full-scale invasion began.

 The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) predicted restrictions on flights over Ukraine until 2029.