KIEV, April 25 - Deputy Prime Minister Yuriy Boyko, who was recently appointed the new head of the working group on cooperation with the Customs Union, held talks in Astana on April 24 with Kazak Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov and his deputy, Kairat Kelimbetov, to discuss the expansion of Ukraine's cooperation with the Customs Union countries.

"The sides discussed the development of mutually beneficial relations and Ukraine's integration into the Customs Union, Ukraine's observer status, and an increase in the volume of trade in goods and services," the vice premier's press service reported.