Thursday, August 25, Prime
Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman met with Head of the EU delegation to
Ukraine Jan Tombinski on the eve of completion of his diplomatic
mission in Ukraine.
The parties discussed acute
issues on the agenda of Ukraine-EU cooperation and the Prime Minister
underlined the priority of the introduction of a visa-free travel for the
citizens of Ukraine. The Head of Government called on the European side to
complete shortly relevant procedures for liberalization by the EU of the visa
regime for Ukrainians.
Moreover, Volodymyr Groysman
stressed the need to expedite the process of ratification of the EU-Ukraine
Association Agreement.
Separately, the Prime Minister
expressed a preference for the provision by EU of additional trade benefits for
Ukraine, thus allowing the country to ensure the successful implementation of
requirements of Trade and Trade-Related Matters of the Association Agreement
between Ukraine and the EU. In this framework, Volodymyr Groysman noted that
"wider access of Ukrainian goods to the EU market will have tangible
positive impact on the Ukrainian economy and Ukrainian business as well".
The Prime Minister thanked
Head of the EU delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski for the
"responsible mission", cooperation and support during this
challenging time for the country, and wished him success in his new diplomatic
position.
"I know for sure that in
the person of Jan Tombinski, Ukraine has a great friend, and I believe
that JanTombinski also has very good friends, partners in Ukraine”, said
Volodymyr Groysman. “I believe that the next Ambassador will continue what was
started, and we will only deepen our cooperation."
In turn, the Head of the
European Union Delegation pledged the EU’s support for Ukraine, especially when
the country is suffering from military aggression and threats to its
territorial integrity.
"From the European side
we see the Ukrainian battle as a more universal battle as it is the fight for
freedom, democracy, sovereignty of not Ukraine alone. I am confident that the
path – the European path that Ukraine has chosen - will reinforce the
sovereignty of the Ukrainian state", summed up Jan Tombinski.
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