Ukraine has never had such a great authority and
support in the international arena. We are doing everything to ensure security
of the state, the President said commenting on the decision made by the EU
Council of Foreign Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe this week.
Speaking of
the anniversary of the Association Agreement in the course of the interview to
"Inter" TV channel, the President emphasized that a year ago not only
the Agreement was signed, but also the decision on sanctions against Russia was
made by the EU after the unprecedented speech of the Ukrainian President at the
session of the EU Council. "It would be impossible without the Association
Agreement," the President noted reminding the decision to prolong
sanctions against Russia until the end of 2015 made by the EU Council of
Foreign Ministers this week.
The
President noted the importance of PACE resolution adopted this week. It defines
Russian actions in the East of Ukraine as an aggression; and actions in Crimea
as an annexation. The President called this decision "a huge victory of
Ukrainian authorities, diplomats and parliamentarians". It has a great
importance for the next lawsuits on Russian liability, as stated by the
President.
The Head of
State emphasized that Ukraine managed to accelerate the ratification of the
Association Agreement by the EU member states. At present, 21 countries have
already ratified the Agreement with 7 countries left. The process is expected
to be completed by the end of this year. "We've made it three times faster
than expected," the President said.
The
President informed that President of the European Parliament Matin Schulz, who
made significant efforts to facilitate synchronous ratification of the
Association Agreement by the Ukrainian and European Parliaments on September
16, 2014, will visit Ukraine on July 3.
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