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The consolidation of Ukraine's political dialogue with Israel will boost bilateral relations in various spheres of Ukrainian-Israeli cooperation, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz ahead of his state visit to Israel.

The full text of the president’s interview will be published next week, the president’s press service said on Wednesday.

"This visit is a possibility to continue the political dialogue between Ukraine and Israel at the highest level. It always gives an impetus to the activation both of cultural and economic liaisons. I’m sure that in practice we will implement the policies that we’ve announced," Yanukovych said.