KIEV, Feb. 19 – The European Union will remain a main trade partner for Ukraine under President Viktor Yanukovych, the deputy chairman of Parliament’s committee for international affairs, Regions Party MP Leonid Kozhara, said.

"The EU currently remains a main trade partner for Ukraine, [and] the EU is, of course, the No. 1 partner," he said during a video linkup between Kiev and Tbilisi, entitled "Ukraine's choice: what does it mean to Georgia?" in Kiev on Friday.