KIEV, Oct. 25 – Ukraine is ready for practical cooperation with Canada in all social and economic sectors, President Viktor Yanukovych said.

"We are ready to start to consider all areas of our cooperation," he said during talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Kiev on Monday.

Yanukovych called the visit by the Canadian delegation to Ukraine long awaited and symbolic.

"This visit was long-awaited and symbolic, as it breaks the long pause that existed for almost 11 years when high ranking officials did not visit either of our countries," Yanukovych said, and added that the Ukrainian side considered this visit as a high level visit between the two countries.