Ukraine, China sign friendship and cooperation agreement
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have signed a friendship and cooperation agreement between the two countries, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported.
On Thursday, the two heads of state also signed a joint declaration between Ukraine and China on the further deepening of their strategic partnership.
The sides signed a number of bilateral documents after extended Ukrainian-Chinese talks. In particular, they include an intergovernmental agreement on technical and economic cooperation, a memorandum of understanding between the State Agency of Ukraine for Tourism and Resorts and the China National Tourism Administration on promoting group tours of Ukrainian tourists, and a memorandum of understanding between the Ukrainian Health Ministry and China's State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine on cooperation in this sphere.
In addition, the Ukrainian Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China signed protocols on phytosanitary inspection requirements on exports of soybeans and barley from Ukraine to China. The sides also signed an agreement on cooperation in the fields of energy efficiency, energy saving and renewable energy sources between the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine and the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure).
Ukraine and China also signed a number of framework documents.
