KIEV, Feb. 9 ??“ Ukraine and Libya will resume cooperation in the oil and gas sector, Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko has said after a recent meeting with Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi.

"??¦We agreed with the Libyan government to start work. Qaddafi gave concrete directives to resume relations and renew agreements??¦ The meeting inspires optimism in the relations, which will be valuable for both countries," Boyko said on Friday.