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"Without Ukraine, the implementation of the [Silk Road] initiative would be incomplete, even unthinkable. Therefore, Ukraine was one of the first of more than 60 countries to have joined the [Silk] Road," the ambassador said.

Read alsoChina mulls FTA with Ukraine - AmbassadorAs UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine will join China’s newly-established Association for Promotion of Economic Cooperation "Silk Road", along with 20 other countries. To launch the project, Chinese funds have already collected nearly RMB 300 billion, or some $46 billion.