Kyiv, July 8 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Ukrainian parliament has voted for a law on the ratification of an agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the demarcation of the Ukrainian-Russian state border.
A total of 347 lawmakers out of the 425 registered in the parliament’s session hall voted for the adoption of the law on Thursday.
As reported, on July 7, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych tabled in parliament a bill on the ratification of an agreement on the demarcation of the Ukrainian-Russian state border.
As reported, the agreement on the demarcation of the Ukrainian-Russian state border was signed by the foreign ministers of the two countries on May 17, 2010.
The Russian side has already announced that it could start practical work in this direction this year.
The land border between Ukraine and Russia is nearly 2,000 km long.
