KIEV, Feb. 24 – The International Monetary Fund's Resident Representative Office in Kiev and the National Bank of Ukraine have refused to confirm acting Finance Ministry Ihor Umansky's statement that an IMF technical mission would arrive in Ukraine soon.

"The arrival of IMF experts is not on the agenda now. If the event is scheduled, our representative office will report about it in advance," said a spokesperson for the IMF's Resident Representative Office in Kiev.