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Ukrainian President had a meeting with US Treasury Secretary
29.01.2015 11:19 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with the US Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew, President Petro Poroshenko Press Office reports.
As to the report, within the meeting the parties discussed the enhancement of bilateral cooperation in financial-economic sphere between Ukraine and the United States and the allocation of additional financial aid by the United States.
Reportedly, the Ukrainian President expressed gratefulness to the U. S. Secretary of the Treasury for «a very important visit and a powerful signal of the U.S. aimed at supporting Ukraine in various spheres: political, financial and military».
«I would like to express gratitude to the United States for additional USD 2 billion of financial guarantees that will let us significantly strengthen our financial stability,» the President emphasized.
As to the report, Poroshenko underlined the importance of broadening cooperation between Ukraine and the IMF. «This cooperation is not an ordinary direct financial assistance. It is rather a „financial pillow» for the implementation of profound reforms in Ukraine that are crucially important," the President noted.
On his part, the US Treasury Secretary expressed condolences to the Ukrainian President and nation over the recent tragedies in the East and assured of solidarity of the American nation with Ukrainians in these severe days.
«We know how difficult it is for Ukraine to reform the country, but we urge you to keep on moving this way. We are having a close coordination of actions with the IMF realizing that you have to deal with two tasks at once: the implementation of reforms and the maintenance of security,» Mr. Lew emphasized.
Besides, Poroshenko also expressed gratitude to the United States for their support of the Ukraine’s efforts on the return of assets stolen by the representatives of the former regime. As to him, this will not only help overcome corruption, but also become a tough preventive measure.
As to the report, within the meeting the interlocutors also negotiated long-term instruments of developing the Ukrainian economy, particularly technical cooperation between Ukraine and the United States and expert support by the US in the spheres of budget planning, public procurement, etc. Also, Poroshenko admitted he expects the US to participate in the Donor conference scheduled for April 2015.
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