KIEV, May 23 – The government of Ukraine is preparing for a visit by President Viktor Yanukovych to China, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

"Today we are preparing for President Viktor Yanukovych's visit to China, and are expecting the newly elected chairman of the State Council of China, Li Keqiang, to visit us," he said at a meeting with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China Xu Qiliang in Kiev on Thursday.