KIEV, April 13 – Talks between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund on a program of cooperation will continue on April 24-25 when the IMF holds a semi-annual meeting in Washington, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said.

"I emphasize the importance of passing a well-grounded 2010 budget to strengthen fiscal sustainability and support the recovery," the IMF head said in a statement during his meeting with President Viktor Yanukovych in Washington on Monday.