OREANDA-NEWS. May 28, 2012. On May 26, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov takes part in the United Russia party congress.

During the congress Mykola Azarov has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of RF Government Dmitry Medvedev who has just at congress been elected as Chairman of the United Russia party.

Mykola Azarov with the Russian leaders discussed the topical issues of bilateral cooperation and ways to develop relations.

At the beginning of a meeting President Vladimir Putin drew attention to how much has been increased trade turnover between Russia and Ukraine, how effectively can cooperate  businesses of the two countries and expressed his firm belief that this positive trend should be extended to all areas of cooperation.

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev expressed firm intention to remove issues that cast a shadow over our relationship, complicating them, as well as to solve the problem of the gas contract in the rather short time. Thus, Mykola Azarov stressed Ukraine seeks not any discounts, but revision this contract under normal market conditions valid for other Russia’s partners.

At the same time, the interlocutors agreed that the economic, in particular, energy cooperation is not being limited by the gas issue. So, there were discussed completing 3-4 power units at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant. The Russian Federation leaders informed the issue of crediting this facility by the Russian side has been resolved positively, remains to reconcile technical issues.

Vladimir Putin also expressed Russia's interest to participate in the project of batch production AN-70 aircraft, as well Mykola Azarov invited to cooperate in the full-scale production of all AN machines.

The parties decided to submit these and other specific projects of cooperation to meeting of the intergovernmental commission and at the meeting to bring them to the stage of implementation. The Intergovernmental Committee meeting is to be held before a meeting of the Heads of State of Russia and Ukraine, so that at this meeting to conclude relevant agreements.

The meeting was friendly and relaxed. Vladimir Putin called on Dmitry Medvedev to eat Ukrainian cheese and Mykola Azarov promised to bring the best samples of Ukrainian cheeses to the next meeting and entertain it to colleagues and noted he eats only Ukrainian cheeses and considers its best.

Also during the congress to be held bilateral talks Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Russia.