KIEV, April 12 - An agreement under which China will give 20 million yuan ($2.59 million) in aid to Ukraine has been signed by Chinese Deputy Commerce Minister Yuguang Zhou and Ukraine's Economics Minister Anatoliy Kinakh, the press service of the Ukrainian Economics Ministry reported on Wednesday.

The money will be transferred to Ukraine "to implement a project to be negotiated by the two countries and documented in separate agreements," it said.