KIEV, Aug. 1 - Ukraine plans to begin official negotiations with Russia on its claims against Roshen and other Ukrainian confectionery producers at the beginning of next week, Ukrainian Agrarian Policies and Food Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk told reporters on Thursday.

"To understand whether these claims are grounded and whether it is another trade war, we, of course, need to get the results of the tests which led to the claims," Prysiazhniuk said before a Cabinet meeting.