Current state of strategic partnership relations between Ukraine and China discussed
On February
26, 2014 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Viktor Mayko received Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador
of the People’s Republic of China to Ukraine Zhang Xiyun.
During the
meeting the interlocutors discussed the current state of strategic partnership relations
between the two countries, trade and economic cooperation, the course of realization
of understandings in energy, agriculture, infrastructure development etc.
The Ambassador
of China announced the problems were absent between Ukraine and China, those
capable to make negative impact on future development of relations between the
two countries. Therefore, the Chinese diplomat emphasized there existed readiness of the official Beijing to continue
development of strategic partnership with Ukraine and highlighted willingness
to continue implementation of mutually beneficial bilateral projects in
agriculture, energy and other areas.
Regarding information
by certain e-media that the People’s Republic of China allegedly demands a loan
amounting USD 3 bln to be returned by Ukraine for
supplying agricultural production, the Ambassador of China stressed the
official Beijing had no pretentions concerning the course of implementation of
the abovementioned contract and is ready to continue the realization of it. In this
regard, Zhang Xiyun informed
about the planned forthcoming visit of Kyiv by the CCEC president aiming to
hold the next round of negotiations with the State Food and Grain Corporation
of Ukraine to discuss implementation of the mentioned deal.