KIEV, June 30 – The International Monetary Fund is likely to pass a decision concerning the further issuing of funds under its Stand-by Arrangement with Ukraine within next few days, the Ukrainian government said in a statement on a meeting between IMF Mission Chief in Ukraine Ceyla Pazarbasioglu and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Kiev on Tuesday.

"During the meeting, the parties discussed the conclusions drawn by the IMF's technical mission, which was in Ukraine last week. These conclusions will be taken as a basis of decisions that will be passed within the next few days," reads a statement posted on the official Web site of the government.