New Delhi Oct 5 (IANS) India and Ukraine on Thursday reviewed their bilateral relationship during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin here.
"Strengthening bilateral ties with a friendly country EAM @SushmaSwaraj welcomes FM of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin on his official visit to India " External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted on Thursday evening.
India established bilateral relations with Ukraine in 1991 following the break-up of the Soviet Union the same year.
India-Ukraine bilateral trade stood at $2.34 billion in 2016 which made India the east European nation s eighth largest trading partner and its sixth largest export destination with an export of $1.94 billion.
Apart from a 2 000-strong Indian community in that nation there are around 8 000 Indian students in Ukrainian medical and technical institutes.
Klimkin s visit assumes significance as India has a strong relationship with Russia a country with which Ukraine has strained ties.
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