OREANDA-NEWS. January 19, 2012. The President of Ukraine has stated this during this meeting with Acting President of Moldova Marian Lupu in Kyiv, where the parties have discussed further strengthening and deepening of multidimensional cooperation between Moldova and Ukraine focused on the development of trade and economic relations.

Marian Lupu has noticed the strategic character of relations between Moldova and Ukraine and emphasized that the neighboring country is third important external economic partner of Moldova. In 2011 the bilateral trade between Moldova and Ukraine reached USD 904,4 mln, 27,1% up as compared with 2010.

During the meeting the parties have discussed problems of energy security and appraised activity of Moldovan-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation. Viktor Yanukovich has confirmed the willingness of his country to be an active participant of discussions on demilitarization of the region of Transdniestria and conversion of the format of the present peacekeeping operation at the Dniester.