Ukraine intends in 2016 to open 14 trade representative offices in a new format in other countries in addition to the six that will be opened this year, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Aivaras Abromavicius has said.

"We will set up six trade representative offices in a new format this year and from the new year they will begin to work. Next year we will open 14 more [missions], i.e. 20 trade missions abroad in a new format will work by the end of 2016," the minister said at a Cabinet meeting on August 19.