ARMENIAN-UKRAINIAN TRADE TURNOVER $250 MLN IN 2007

ARKA
April 7, 2008

YEREVAN, April 7. /ARKA/. Armenian-Ukrainian trade turnover totaled
$250mln in 2007, the press service of Ukraine’s Embassy reports.

Consultations between Armenian and Ukrainian foreign ministries were
held last week.

Ukraine is Armenia’s third trade partner, according to the Embassy.

During consultations, both parties agreed upon increasing
Armenian-Ukrainian economic and political cooperation.

In this connection, both foreign ministries are getting ready for
Armenian Cultural Days in Ukraine and Ukrainian Cultural Days in
Armenia to be held in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

The representatives of both foreign ministries focused on cooperation
between Armenian and Ukrainian national TV companies. They also
attached importance to bilateral cooperation within the framework of
the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). The parties touched upon
the settlement of frozen conflicts. The Armenian Foreign Ministry
was invited to partake in the April 17 meeting of the BSEC Council
of Foreign Ministers in Kiev.

After consultations, an exhibition dedicated to the 90th anniversary
of Armenian-Ukrainian diplomatic relations opened in the RA Foreign
Ministry.

The photos and archives exhibited were a testimony to close cooperation
between the People’s Republic of Ukraine and the First Republic of
Armenia in 1918-1920.