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Russian FM to attend meeting of Russia-Ukraine cooperation
ODESSA, June 4 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
on Saturday will take part in the fifth meeting of the subcommittee on
international cooperation of the Russian-Ukrainian interstate commission.
The other co-chair of the subcommittee is Ukraine's Foreign Minister
Konstantin Grishchenko.
"Within the framework of this mechanism there have been established
six subcommittees: on cooperation in combating new challenges and threats,
on regional conflicts settlement, on the Azov-Kerch settlement, on border
and consular issues, and on cooperation in international organizations,"
the Russian Foreign Ministry has recalled. The ministers will consider
matters within the competence of these sub-committees and discuss other
topical issues of bilateral partnership and major international problems,
particularly problems of European security."
The foreign ministers will pay particular attention to the Dniester
Region conflict settlement. "The upcoming meeting testifies to the active
political dialogue," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 14, 1992
Russia and Ukraine have signed nearly 200 international treaties and
agreements and more than 300 interagency documents in all spheres of
cooperation. Ukraine cooperates with Russia in the CIS, it has an observer
status at the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) and the Eurasian Group
on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG). In matters
of trading and economic relations between Russia and Ukraine cooperation
in energy, engineering, fuel and energy complex, and ferrous metallurgy
occupies a central place.
Russia remains the leading trading partner of Ukraine: it accounts for
about 30 percent of its foreign trade. After a significant reduction in
turnover in 2009 bilateral trade has shown very significant signs of
recovery. By the end of 2010 the volume of trade in goods and services
between the two countries grew by 60.7 percent as compared with 2009 and
amounted to 41.6 billion dollars.
Still unresolved is the question of establishing boundaries in the
Azov and Black seas and the Kerch Strait. Russia proposes declaring the
sea and the strait as inland waters of the two states and drawing a border
line only on the bottom, while leaving the water surface and marine
resources in the public domain. Ukraine insists on establishing the line
of the state border on the water surface, too, based on the alleged
administrative border between the RSFSR and the USSR. In this case, most
of the Azov Sea will go to Ukraine.
On May 17, 2010 during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to
Ukraine Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on the demarcation of the
land part of the state border 1, 926 kilometers long, and the sea border
500 kilometers long.
on Saturday will take part in the fifth meeting of the subcommittee on
international cooperation of the Russian-Ukrainian interstate commission.
The other co-chair of the subcommittee is Ukraine's Foreign Minister
Konstantin Grishchenko.
"Within the framework of this mechanism there have been established
six subcommittees: on cooperation in combating new challenges and threats,
on regional conflicts settlement, on the Azov-Kerch settlement, on border
and consular issues, and on cooperation in international organizations,"
the Russian Foreign Ministry has recalled. The ministers will consider
matters within the competence of these sub-committees and discuss other
topical issues of bilateral partnership and major international problems,
particularly problems of European security."
The foreign ministers will pay particular attention to the Dniester
Region conflict settlement. "The upcoming meeting testifies to the active
political dialogue," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 14, 1992
Russia and Ukraine have signed nearly 200 international treaties and
agreements and more than 300 interagency documents in all spheres of
cooperation. Ukraine cooperates with Russia in the CIS, it has an observer
status at the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) and the Eurasian Group
on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG). In matters
of trading and economic relations between Russia and Ukraine cooperation
in energy, engineering, fuel and energy complex, and ferrous metallurgy
occupies a central place.
Russia remains the leading trading partner of Ukraine: it accounts for
about 30 percent of its foreign trade. After a significant reduction in
turnover in 2009 bilateral trade has shown very significant signs of
recovery. By the end of 2010 the volume of trade in goods and services
between the two countries grew by 60.7 percent as compared with 2009 and
amounted to 41.6 billion dollars.
Still unresolved is the question of establishing boundaries in the
Azov and Black seas and the Kerch Strait. Russia proposes declaring the
sea and the strait as inland waters of the two states and drawing a border
line only on the bottom, while leaving the water surface and marine
resources in the public domain. Ukraine insists on establishing the line
of the state border on the water surface, too, based on the alleged
administrative border between the RSFSR and the USSR. In this case, most
of the Azov Sea will go to Ukraine.
On May 17, 2010 during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to
Ukraine Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on the demarcation of the
land part of the state border 1, 926 kilometers long, and the sea border
500 kilometers long.
