Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that the fund is set for fruitful cooperation with Ukraine, reads a statement posted on the official Web site of the head of state.

The sides spoke on the phone on Thursday.

"The IMF chief congratulated the head of state on a convincing vote in the Verkhovna Rada on the appointment of Valeriya Gontareva as governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, and assured support for the actions of the Ukrainian authorities and determination for fruitful cooperation. Petro Poroshenko thanked Christine Lagarde for the fund's assistance to Ukraine in a difficult period for the state," reads the report.