SIMFEROPOL, Aug. 4 - The development of Crimea is impossible without the development of the whole of Ukraine, said President Viktor Yanukovych.

"The development of Crimea directly depends on the development of Ukraine. If there is the development of Ukraine, there will be the development of Crimea. An integral part of our country's development is the development of our regions," he said in Simferopol on Tuesday, while speaking at a meeting on the strategic development of Crimea.

Yanukovych said that "Crimea is a pearl of not only Ukraine, but also the whole world."