The position of Ukraine and the
European Commission on the one hand and that of Russia on the other saw no changes
as a result of tripartite consultations on the introduction of Ukraine-EU Deep
and Comprehensive Free Trade Area on January 1, 2016, according to Ukraine’s
Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels reported.
"Today Russia presented the old and the new
proposals at the same time of their, in fact, well-known document,"
Klimkin said after the tripartite ministerial consultations held in Brussels on
December 1.
"Thus, as a result of these proposals, we
remained on the same positions. We will continue to coordinate our position
with our friends and partners from the EU, and EU member states. In the near
future the expert consultations will be held. Let's see if the Russian side is
ready to take into consideration our arguments and the arguments of the
European side," said Ukraine’s top diplomat.
According to the Europeiska Pravda, Klimkin
elaborated on the requirements of the Russian Federation regarding introduction
of trade restrictions by Ukraine against the EU.
"For example, the Russians offered us to
join restrictions on trade already introduced by Russia, including those
against the European Union. That is, the Russians propose that we,
conditionally, launch free trade with the EU, but at the same time join the
bans in respect of certain EU member states," said the minister.
Also in the list of requirements is the
following: “Introduction of European standards in Ukraine shall be delayed for
a long period time."
As UNIAN reported earlier, the European
Commission did not rule out that the latest consultations between Ukraine,
Russia and the EC regarding Moscow’s concerns on the introduction of DCFTA from
January 1, 2016, will see no result.
The EU and Ukraine did not intend to postpone
the introduction of DCFTA, which will take effect from January 1, 2016, and
make any changes to the text of the Association Agreement.
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