(ForUm) - The first sitting of the Ukrainian-Russian international commission will take place on December 22 in Ukraine, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Secretariat Oleksandr Chalyi told a news briefing. The Russian President will participate in the sitting, Oleksandr Chalyi stressed and added that a summit in Minsk, Belarus, involved consideration of the meeting's format, reports Trend.
Oleksandr Chalyi noted that the meeting will be large-scaled and a large number of international documents are to be signed. The sitting will also involve a meeting between Presidents Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin of Russia to discuss the Ukrainian-Russia cooperation.