KIEV, May 23 - Ukraine wants to deepen cooperation with China in the military and technical sector, President Viktor Yanukovych said.

"Ukraine sees China as one of its most important partners in the field of military and military-technical cooperation, and is ready to comprehensively deepen these promising areas of cooperation," he said on Thursday at a meeting with Vice-Chairman of Central Military Council of People’s Republic of China Colonel General Xu Qiliang.