KIEV, June 8 ??“ Ukraine expects to increase the pace of growth in exports, and one of the reasons for this forecast is the expected signing of an agreement on the increase in steel export quota to European Union on June 17, Economy Minister Anatoliy Kinakh said.

"On June 17, we plan to sign an agreement on the Ukrainian steel export quota for 2007, which is 30% more compared to 2006, as a part of a meeting of the Ukrainian-European Union Committee in Brussels," Kinakh said.