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Moscow – The ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko case is not on the agenda of the Donetsk visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who will attend the 2nd Russian-Ukrainian Interregional Economic Forum, Medvedev's aide Sergei Prikhodko told a Monday press briefing.

"There is no ‘Tymoshenko case’ on the agenda," he said.

"We are concentrating on positive items and plentiful regional affairs," he said.

The forum, which will be attended by Medvedev and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, is dedicated to regional matters, Prikhodko said.

It will take place in Donetsk on Tuesday, October 18.