KIEV, February 17 (RIA Novosti, Pavel Dulman) - President Viktor Yushchenko welcomes the U.S. decision to assign Ukraine the status of a market economy country, the presidential press service said Friday.
"Ukraine obtaining the status of a market economy will contribute to the revitalization of economic ties [and] the expansion of trade, in particular, Ukrainian goods' access to the U.S. market - one of the world's biggest," Yushchenko said.
The president said the U.S. position confirmed "the correctness of reforms started by the new Ukrainian authorities".
