French foreign minister says IMF needed to help Ukraine reforms

BEIJING (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday it is necessary for the International Monetary Fund to contribute to reforms in Ukraine, after protesters ousted Viktor Yanukovich from the presidency.

Fabius was speaking to reporters while on a trip to Beijing.

(Reporting by Dominique Patton; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Robert Birsel)