国际英语新闻：Russian president visits Ukraine for closer ties

KIEV, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday signed a series of important accords with Ukraine's new leadership as he paid his first official visit to Kiev.

The accords, including one on using a Russian satellite navigation system in Ukraine, were signed after the third meeting of the Ukrainian-Russian interstate commission in Kiev.

"This is only the beginning," Medvedev told a joint news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych after talks.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych exchange agreements in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, May 17, 2010. The two countries agreed to cooperate on a wide range of issues including natural gas and aerospace ventures.

The two nations also signed a border demarcation agreement, but delayed a decision on the delineation of the disputed sea border.

Medvedev said the talks were productive because "we have finally found a true Ukrainian partner" capable of making decisions and implementing them.

Under a new deal, National banks in both countries will coordinate fiscal policy and possibly currency market interventions.