A meeting of the Commission on trade and economic cooperation between Ukraine and China winded up in China: "A Ukrainian delegation is returning with good news - China took a decision to grant access for 18 Ukrainian companies producing and supplying dairy products," announced Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk at a Government meeting on Wednesday, September 30.

"These companies have now an opportunity to trade in the Ukrainian dairy products in China," he said.

"New markets are of extreme importance for Ukraine. And the fact that the Chinese party has decided to open their market for 18 Ukrainian companies producing dairy products is very important, as it means recognition of our efforts in modernizing the Ukrainian industry and the Ukrainian processing industry. This is another step to increase both the production volumes, the number of jobs and revenues of the Ukrainian economy", stressed the Head of Government.

"It is a rather serious step for the Ukrainian goods to enter new markets, for us to diversify our supply markets. Russia closed its market, and we are not ready to rest but enhance our capabilities to sell Ukrainian commodities to third countries, China and the European Union," Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed.

The Prime Minister reminded that from 1 January 2016 the Agreement on a comprehensive free trade area with the EU would come into force, no matter how Russia tried to oppose it.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk also added that at the end of year a meeting of the intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic cooperation between Ukraine and China is due in Kyiv: "We expect the presence of high-level representatives of our Chinese partners, as well as holding a business forum with Chinese and Ukrainian business structures".