KIEV, Nov. 30 - A mission of the International Monetary Fund will start negotiations on a new Stand-By Arrangement with the Ukrainian authorities in Kiev in December, the IMF Resident Representative Office in Ukraine reported on Friday.

"At the request of the authorities, an IMF mission headed by Mr. Christopher Jarvis will visit Ukraine on December 7-17 to initiate negotiations on a new Stand-By Arrangement," IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Max Alier said in a statement.