Ukraine and the European Union intend to sign a memorandum on cooperation in the energy sector before 2017, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said.

"We are completing work on energy strategy, the energy strategy of Ukraine, and, I believe, we will present it in September. We are also preparing the memorandum on cooperation in the energy sector with the EU and, I believe, we will sign it before the end of the year," he said at a briefing following the negotiations with the European Commission Vice President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic on Friday.

The memorandum will allow for the expansion of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in the energy sector, he said.

As part of the joint negotiations the sides discussed creation of the energy efficiency fund, Groysman added.