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Hermine Poppeller met with Ukraine's Deputy Prosecutor General Yevhen Yenin, Ukraine's Prosecutor General reported on Tuesday, July 12, Ukraine Today reports.

"The image of Austria and Ukraine is negatively affected by the fact that Yanukovych's allies possess assets in Austria they stole (from Ukraine). Therefore it is necessary to boost cooperation between our countries," said Poppeller.

She added at the meeting that Austria is ready to support Ukraine in reforming the Prosecutor agency and enhancing the bilateral cooperation in criminal justice to combat international crime.

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