Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych will on Monday discuss energy and nuclear cooperation, as well as aircraft construction at a meeting in the southern Russian town of Gelendzhik, according to RIA Novosti.

Russian presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said the two leaders will also attend an interregional cooperation forum dedicated to transport infrastructure development, border trade and environmental problems.

He added that Monday`s meeting, which is the ninth between the two presidents, is a stage in the preparation process for the November session of the Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission.

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Medvedev and Yanukovych are also expected to discuss economic cooperation.

Bilateral trade in January-July 2010 almost doubled year-on-year to $19 billion.