KIEV, Sept. 16 – Ukrainian Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn and South Africa's Ambassador to Ukraine Andries Venter have discussed trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, the Ukrainian Economy Ministry reported on Wednesday.
KIEV, Sept. 16 – Presidents of Ukraine and Turkmenistan Viktor Yushchenko and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow have opened the Atamurat-Kerkichi railway bridge across the Amu Darya River and participated in a ceremony to lay the foundation of a road bridge across the river.
KIEV, Sept. 16 – The draft 2009 national budget drawn up by the government foresees a 104.5% rise in foreign loans, to UAH 16.56 billion, and a 76.9% rise in domestic loans, to UAH 13.76 billion.
KIEV, Sept. 16 – A little-known Crimean Tatar organization Tuesday asked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to protect this ethnic group from “discrimination” and “genocide” by the Ukrainian authorities, triggering an angry rebuke from mainstream Crimean Tatar groups.
KIEV, Sept. 16 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Tuesday her government will continue to work for a “long time” despite the official collapse of the coalition that had been supporting the government since December 2007.
KIEV, Sept. 13 – This tourist season over 28 million tourists have crossed the Ukrainian border in both directions, according to the State Border Service.
KIEV, Sept. 14 – The creation of a high-velocity railway communications system in Ukraine as a part of the preparations to host the European Football Championship 2012 would need $6 billion and state support, according to Director General of the State Railways Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia), Volodymyr Kozak.
KIEV, Sept. 14 – Top members of the Socialist Party held an emergency meeting Friday seeking to shake up their campaign ahead of the Sept. 30 election as opinion polls showed the party may be eliminated from Parliament.
