Viktor Yanukovich and Konstantin Grishchenko

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich, right, and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Kostantyn Grishchenko during the meeting in the residence of President in Mukhalatka (Crimea), on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Kostantin Grishchenko has informed President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich on the progress of Ukraine's negotiations with the European Union. "We have made a serious progress in negotiations on both the FTA, and on the Association Agreement in general. There is a series of measures to eventually give new impetus to these negotiations in the second half of this year," Kostantin Grishchenko said after the meeting with President Yanukovich in Crimea. The Minister has also briefed the President of Ukraine on the preparations for the fifth session of the Ukrainian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission. "I have reported on the preparation for holding this event in Ukraine," Minister Grishchenko said. Photo by Andrey Mosienko / POOL / UNIAN