12/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - 12/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Now that the electoral victory of Viktor Yanukovych is official, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, has sent a congratulatory letter to the new President of Ukraine, calling upon him rapidly to begin political and economic reforms. "EU will be with Ukraine in this effort. We will continue to give you our full political, economic, financial and technical support, both bilaterally and within the framework of the Eastern Partnership", Mr Barroso wrote in his letter. "At the same time, we remain fully committed to the deepening of the process of political association and economic integration between the EU and Ukraine, by finalising negotiations on an association agreement as quickly as possible", the President of the Commission stressed. (H.B./trans.fl)