Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has labeled the level of economic cooperation between Ukraine and the United States as poor.
At an annual meeting with the Ukrainian diplomatic corps, Yanukovych urged the country’s diplomats to make use of opportunities to strengthen the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United States, a correspondent of Interfax-Ukraine reported.
"Ukrainian diplomacy should take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the strategic partnership with the United States in overcoming the economic crisis and cooperating with international financial institutions, in addressing security issues, in the field of science and technology, and in the modernization of energy complex," the president said.
At the same time, Yanukovych urged Ukraine’s diplomats to pay special attention to developing trade and economic relations between the countries, and attracting the U.S. investment to Ukraine.
"Today, we know exactly what our interests in the dialogue with America are. This is the development of democracy, the promotion of reforms, the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and investment. And the United States, in turn, just as clearly sees its interest in Ukraine in these matters," the Ukrainian president said.
