KIEV, March 31 - Ukraine will seek jointly with Kazakhstan to build an oil refinery in the country to meet domestic demand for gasoline and also for exports to Europe, Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryshchenko said Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will travel to Astana later this year for a summit with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev to discuss a range of oil and gas issues.

“We have to pragmatically evaluate all projects,” Hryshchenko told reporters.