KIEV, July 2 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is ready to discuss Ukraine's proposals to help the country conduct privatization, and is also ready to assist regarding supplies of natural gas from the European Union, EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti told reporters after a meeting with the Ukrainian president and prime minister in Kiev.

"As I told the president, we want to provide large aid to Ukraine in the privatization issue, but we should clearly know what will be sold, in what order and over what period," he said.