Ukrainian president to arrive in Azerbaijan for talks on broader

BAKU, April 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on
THursday arrives for an official visit to Azerbaijan to discuss closer
bilateral ties and regional cooperation, including in the area of power
generation.
According to diplomatic sources, shortly after arrival Yanukovich and
Azerbaijan's President Ilkham Aliyev will hold tete-a-tete talks, and then
they will be joined by governmental delegation of the two countries at the
third meeting of the Council of Heads of State.
The talks are expected to center round issues of expanding economic
cooperation, primarily in the energy sector. Ukraine is interested in
expanding Azerbaijani oil supplies, including via the Odessa-Brody route.
It is not ruled out that this project will be in the focus of attention of
the two presidents. Apart from it, Kiev wants Azerbaijan's state oil
company to expand its presence on the Ukrainian market through broadening
its network of filling stations. Baku is interested in stable supplies of
Ukrainian machine-building, metallurgy and farming products. It also looks
at Ukraine as a transit state to reach European markets.
The Azerbaijani-Ukrainian talks are expected to yield a package of
documents.
During his stay in Azerbaijan, Yanukovich will also meet with
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zade.