KIEV, Jan. 15 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said he hopes that trade between Ukraine and China will reach $10 billion in 2013.

According to the Ukrainian government's press service, Azarov said this during a meeting with China's National Defense Minister Liang Guanglie.

"Our trade and economic relations are developing rather well. I think this year our trade will be almost $10 billion. The intergovernmental commission we created in 2011 is playing an important part in this," the head of the government said.