KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania stand for common development of transport infrastructure and energy space, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko has told the press on Monday commenting on the outcome of a trilateral meeting of foreign ministers

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko will pay an official visit to Poland on November 25, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Valeriy Dzhyhun has said. "The main outcome of the visit should be the provision of a new

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Ukraine, along with Spain, has delivered the necessary medicines to the Ariana, a ship being held hostage by Somali pirates for over six months, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Valeriy Dzhyhun has said. He said that the

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. In her speech dedicated to the Freedom Day, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko expressed strong conviction that the 'Maydan has not been wasted' [the Independence Square in Kyiv's downtown, where mass protests burst late in 2004 during

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. The Agrarian Fund is holding talks on the possible export of Ukrainian grain, Ukrainian Deputy Agriculture Minister Borys Supikhanov has said. "The Agrarian Fund is currently conducting accreditation procedures and simultaneously holding preliminary talks with state-run

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. A meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission took place in the NATO Headquarters in Brussels to discuss a progress in implementing Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic aspirations, as well as development of practical cooperation between Ukraine and the Alliance. The

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. A delegation of officials from Ukraine's state gas company Naftogaz will leave for Moscow on November 24 in order to hold talks with Russia's Gazprom on agreeing the amount of imported gas, Naftogaz CEO Oleh Dubyna

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Since the year start, the land in Kyiv fell in price by 43.26% per 100 sq m, and in the suburb a drop made up 39.75%. The Kyiv land will reach a 50% drop, but obviously

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. The enterprises operated by Ukraine's state gas company Naftogaz increased payments to the budgets of all levels by 46.8% in January-October 2009 year-over-year, to UAH 32.654 billion (UAH 7.99 / USD 1), the Ukrainian Fuel and

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Hydrolic constructions, hydromechanical and electrotechnical equipment of the Tashlyk HNPP and Oleksandrivka HPP are in a satisfactory and capable of working state. State inspectors on exploitation of electric stations and electricity supply networks came to such

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Only democratic Ukraine has a prospect of territorial integrity and own independence, President Viktor Yushchenko addressed celebrations in Kyiv dedicated the Freedom Day on Sunday, November 22. He, in particular, emphasized that the state today has

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Raisa Bohatyriova will visit Libya on November 23-24, the council's press service has reported. The goal of her visit is to discuss with the Libyan leadership

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Ukrainian female triathlete Yuliya Sapunova has won the ITU Eilat European Premium Cup 2009 in Israel. The leader of the Ukrainian national team, who has recently topped the U-23 ranking, finished with the time 02:08:36, the

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Trading on the interbank currency market opened with a growth of hryvnia quotations to 8.0935-8.1300 UAH/USD, 12.1190-12.1660 UAH/EUR. The interbank trading on November 20 completed at 8.0500-8.1000 UAH/USD, 11.9453-12.0195 UAH/EUR.Publications:,,

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Around 360 pawnshops have been registered in Ukraine, and their number is continuing to grow, according to Yulia Rozhkova, the executive director of the Ukrainian Association of Pawnshops, UKRINFORM reported, referring to the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Mirror

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. On November 25, the National Bank will hold a target auction to sell dollars. As the NBU press service informs, minimum bid amount makes up USD 10,000. On November 27, the National Bank will hold a

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Today, the average cash dollar purchase rate at Ukrainian banks against Friday dropped by 2.58 kopecks and makes up 8.0985 UAH/USD. The dollar sale rate fell by 1.44 kopecks to 8.1925 UAH/USD. The average euro purchase

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. The official exchange rates of banking metals per ten troy ounces set by the National Bank of Ukraine for November 23, 2009, were UAH 91,286 (+) for gold, UAH 1,453 (-) for silver, and UAH 114,257

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. Deposits in the national currency hryvnia are more profitable. Their main advantage is in the fact that their profitability exceeds twofold profits from currency deposits, VAB Bank CEO Tsvetan Petrinin informed, UKRINFORM reports with reference to

KYIV, November 23 /UKRINFORM/. The upper house of the United States Congress, the Senate, has supported the appointment of John Tefft as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, UKRINFORM reported, referring to the Library of Congress. U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Tefft