KYIV, June 12 – The annual meeting of the Ukrainian-American Trade and Investment Council is scheduled for autumn, Martin Claessens, the Senior Commercial Officer of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, told Interfax-Ukraine.

"The bilateral Trade and Investment Council's annual meeting is scheduled to take place in the fall this year. The council is a useful forum to gather all the relevant ministries and agencies from our two governments to discuss ways to increase bilateral trade and investment. During last year's meeting the council discussed issues such as technical barriers to trade, intellectual property rights enforcement, and the importance of a transparent and predictable legal and regulatory environment. The agenda for this year's meeting has not yet been set, but will probably include similar issues," he said.