On October 17 in Brussels the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin held a meeting with the
First Vice-President of the European Commission for the Better Regulation,
Inter-Institutional Relations, Rule of Law and Charter of Fundamental Rights Frans Timmermans.
The sides discussed the issues
of Ukraine-EU agenda, in particular the perspectives of the Visa liberalization
for Ukrainian citizens and the completion of ratification of the Association
Agreement.
P. Klimkin informed his
counterpart on Ukraine’s progress in the implementation of reforms, underlying
the fulfilment by Ukraine of all the requirements set out in the Visa
Liberalization Action Plan. F.Timmermans, in his turn, reaffirmed the full
support of the European Commission in the swift introduction of a visa-free
regime with Ukraine.
During the meeting the
situation in the eastern Ukraine and implementation of the Minsk agreements
were also discussed. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister emphasized the need for the EU
consolidated position in further pressure on Russia until Ukraine's territorial
integrity restored.
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