Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov will discuss a broad spectrum of agreements with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, when he visits on March 25, the second trip to Moscow by Ukrainian officials in a week.
A Ukrainian delegation returned from Moscow on Tuesday evening after beginning talks on a gas supply deal with Russia which new President Viktor Yanukovych says burdens Ukraine with too expensive prices for the commodity. "The government is beginning to prepare a broad spectrum of bilateral agreements," Azarov told journalists on Wednesday.
"Tomorrow I will fly to Moscow to meet Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to discuss the themes and content of these possible agreements," he said. Analysts say Yanukovich, seen to have closer ties with Moscow than his predecessor, could seek to solve a number of issues including gas prices and a gas consortium, loans and the fate of the Russian Black Sea fleet, in one package.
