OREANDA-NEWS. May 17, 2011. The First vice Prime Minister - Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Andriy Klyuyev said that the Government paid attention to economic aspects of foreign policy and contacts with key economic partners of Ukraine have increased in the number.

"Recently the number of contacts at all levels of our key partners has increased by an order. We are talking about Russia and the EU and the USA, and about other states ... We work in all directions. Also new markets are very important for us - Asia, Africa, America, and the Middle East. Our task is actively to promote the national interest"- he said in this in an interview to "Interfax-Ukraine".

The First vice Prime Minister noted that last year Ukraine's cooperation with China “moved to a new level”. “We dramatically increased the status of bilateral Ukrainian-Chinese intergovernmental commission. We have also created Ukrainian-Chinese business council, which includes hundreds of key businessmen of both countries. Ukraine invites Chinese investors to participate in the implementation of certain projects. And we are interested in attracting significant investment credit resources and new production technologies of China for modernization of the Ukrainian economy and infrastructure", - Andriy Klyuyev said.

First Deputy Prime Minister recalled that less than a year the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov visited China. "In term Vice Prime Minister of China Zhang Detszyan visited Ukraine. Expected to soon visit to Ukraine Chinese leader Hu Jintao", - he added.

On the question about restoring relations with Turkmenistan, to a level at which they were at the beginning of the last decade, Andriy Kliuyev, who heads the intergovernmental commission on cooperation with several countries, including member states of the CIS, said that the meeting of Ukrainian-Turkmen intergovernmental commission not conducted 7 years, and last was in 2003.

"This year, during a meeting of the intergovernmental commission in Ashgabat - I was there on March 31 - the President of Turkmenistan met us very good, and we actively worked with the Government. First, we can resolve those issues which were in our Ukrainian enterprises in the construction industry. Renome of domestic companies has restored ... Now other businesses in Ukraine has not only restored the projects that previously broken, but go to new horizons. New companies are working on a completely different quality level, they are offered more and more building volume", - the First Deputy Prime Minister told.

"Of course, a country like Turkmenistan to Ukraine is interesting for its energy. In fact, there are huge deposits of gas. But the issue of transportation is still open. At the same time, our company is intense to build a gas pipeline supplying the equipment, involved in construction contracts in the implementation of various infrastructure projects ", - Andriy Klyuyev said.

Speaking about cooperation between Ukraine and Azerbaijan, the First vice Prime Minister also noted the broad prospects for its development. "In addition to projects that have already stated there are many other promising areas. For example, construction in Azerbaijan joint ventures in processing agricultural products. Baku also interested in developing their own energy facilities, therefore possible, for example, deliveries to Azerbaijan of our turbines.

So, I think, and this year we increase our turnover ", - said Andriy Klyuyev, noting that in 2010 the trade turnover with Azerbaijan increased by 84%. He noted that it is also due to the fact "that went to Ukraine Caspian oil. So, I think, and we will increase our turnover in this year too", - said Andriy Klyuyev, noting that in 2010 the trade turnover with Azerbaijan increased by 84%. He noted that it is also due to the fact “that Caspian oil went to Ukraine”.