OREANDA-NEWS. June 27, 2011. In Crimea, President Viktor Yanukovych has held an informal meeting with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, who has come to Ukraine on a private visit.

Viktor Yanukovych and Vladimir Putin have discussed a number of questions of the Ukrainian-Russian relations, such as the Ukrainian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission meeting scheduled to be held soon. "We have much to talk about. The subcommittees have prepared lots of materials, as the Government reported to me," Viktor Yanukovych said.

For his part, the Prime Minister of Russia said that just before meeting the President of Ukraine, he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, during which they discussed all the current affairs as to the Commission meeting.