Meeting between President of Ukraine and European Commissioner Johannes Hahn: Decision of European Commission is powerful stimulus for continuation of reforms in Ukraine

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with European Commissioner  for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn.

The Head of State expressed gratitude to the European Commission, President of the European Commission and European Commissioner Johannes Hahn for proposing to the European Parliament and Council of the European Union to establish the visa-free regime for Ukrainian citizens.

“It is an important step towards European aspirations of Ukrainians after the Revolution of Dignity,” the President said and added that “today’s decision of the European Commission is a recognition of reforms in Ukraine by the European partners”.

The Head of State emphasized that “Ukraine considers today’s decision as a powerful stimulus for continuation of reforms and counts on the support of the EU countries and European institutions in the establishment of the visa-free regime and further integration of Ukraine into the EU”.

The President is hopeful that the European Parliament and Council of the European Union will approve respective proposal on the establishment of the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU already in the second half of 2016.

The Head of State is confident that resolution of the political crisis in Ukraine, formation of new pro-European coalition and Government open new opportunities for acceleration of reforms in compliance with Ukraine’s obligations to the IMF, Association and DCFTA Agreement, fulfillment of the Minsk agreements and efficient implementation of the anti-corruption policy.

In his turn, Johannes Hahn called the achievements of Ukraine in legislative amendments on the introduction of the visa-free regime with the EU a “wonderful example of great cooperation between the President, Government and Parliament”.

“All three institution have been closely cooperating and achieved great results,” the European Commissioner stressed and added that “such cooperation is essential for successful implementation of reforms”.

Johannes Hahn congratulated Ukraine on the resolution of the political crisis and assured of consistent support of the EU for Ukraine on the track of democratic and pro-European transformations.

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