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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko has said he plans to demand that Moldova transfer control over a land plot in the village of Palanca near the Odesa-Reni motorway to Ukraine.

"Our position remains clear. And it seems to me that everyone understands that it is the Moldovan side’s duty, which should have been fulfilled 10 or 12 years ago. The Ukrainian side will not put up with any more delays and arguments today," Hryschenko said in parliament on Friday.

As soon as local elections are completed in Moldova, Kyiv will insist on holding international discussions, including between foreign ministers, to discuss options for cooperation between the two countries, he said.

"Understandably, this issue will feature high on the agenda of our future relations," the Ukrainian minister said.

In compliance with a border agreement dated 1999, Moldova gave Ukraine a 7.7-kilometer-long segment of the Odesa-Reni motorway, but continued owning the territory adjacent to the road in the village of Palanca.