Yulia Timoshenkoand Vladimir Putin

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin shaking hands during the joint news conference after the session of the Russian – Ukrainian Committee on economic issues cooperation, in Moscow (Russia), Wednesday, April 29, 2009. During the news conference the Prime Minister of Ukraine noted that Ukraine and Russia will sign intergovernmental agreement on building of two energy units at Hmelnytsk NPP in the nearest future. She noted that today during the session they discussed cooperation issue of Ukraine and Russia in the energy sphere. The Prime Minister noted that this sphere is the most important direction of the bilateral cooperation. The head of the Ukrainian government also noted that draft of 10years contract concerning cooperation in the nuclear power sphere will be submitted to discussion up to June 15. Photo by Aleksandr Prokopenko/POOL/UNIAN