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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko has met with his Senegalese counterpart Madicke Niang in New York to discuss bilateral relations between the countries.

As the Ukrainian foreign ministry’s press service reported on Monday, the sides spoke out for the need to develop the bilateral relations in line with pragmatic and mutually beneficial principles.

The activity of Ukraine’s ambassador to Senegal (with concurrent accreditation) and the expected accreditation of a Senegalese ambassador in Ukraine will be conducive to this, according to Hryschenko and Niang.

The sides paid particular attention to trade and economic cooperation. "Ukraine is interested in the Senegalese market," Hryschenko stressed.

He pointed to, among other things, considerable prospects for cooperation in agriculture (the export of grain from Ukraine to Senegal), nuclear energy, tourism, and the development of transport infrastructure in Senegal.

In this connection, the sides agreed on the practical development of the mentioned issue at the level of both countries’ ministries and departments concerned.

The ministers also discussed the development of a Ukrainian-Senegalese legislation base.

Hryschenko invited his Senegalese counterpart to Ukraine on an official visit. The Senegalese party accepted the invitation.