PM Honcharuk: IMF mission arrives in Kyiv

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has said the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the key creditor of Ukraine, has arrived in Kyiv.

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"It's too early to talk about the results. Next week we will come out with a separate message on the mission. They have just arrived. We are starting negotiations," he said at a briefing following a government meeting on Wednesday.

According to him, negotiations will continue until September 24.

"Our task is for colleagues from the IMF to leave Kyiv with a preliminary agreement reached at the technical level regarding the start of the program at the end of the year," the prime minister added.

He emphasized he had no doubt this task would be completed and that no obstacles, including the issue of PrivatBank, would become the "cornerstone."

"We will find a common language with the IMF on all issues raised," Honcharuk added.