Ukraine, Latvia to set up trade and economic commission in 2016 – Yatsenyuk

The agenda of the commission, in particular, foresees the issue on ZUBR transportation project. “Technical consultations have been launched for this, their results will be the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and Latvia to increase volumes of goods supplies under the ZUBR project,” the minister said. Latvia will also assist Ukraine in creating the efficient system of forest management and combating corruption in this sphere”. “We have agreed that the ministers of agrarian policy of the two countries together with heads of a relevant state-run company of Latvia and the Ukrainian State Agency will not just hold consultations – Latvians, in fact, will enable us to carry out reforms in this sector. On the one hand - to create efficient system of forest state management, on the other hand – to combat corruption in this sector,” Yatsenyuk said.