KIEV, August 1 – Ukraine and the United States should increase bilateral trade, First Deputy Prime Minister Valeriy Khoroshkovsky said.

Khoroshkovsky discussed trade issues at a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk as part of the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Trade and Investment Council in Washington on Tuesday.

The sides also discussed the state of and prospects for trade and economic cooperation between Ukraine and the United States, and agreed on the creation of a working group on trade issues.