Most
of the Dutch will vote in favor of the Association Agreement between Ukraine
and the EU, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said in an interview
with Nieuwsuur.
"I have great confidence in the wisdom of the
Netherlands. I think a majority will vote yes on April 6, in the interests of …
trade and stability in Europe,” said Rutte.
“That is important, we live in uncertain times,"
he said.
According to the prime minister, he is annoyed at all
the myths that are proclaimed in the No campaign, reads the report. "The
treaty is not about joining the EU, not about money, not about the free
movement of persons," Rutte said.
"Ukraine is outside the EU, but on the edge of
Europe. We are interested in the country to be stable, its economy and the rule
of law to develop," said the prime minister.
He
does not find it appropriate when the opponents say that the #Association_Agreement has
contributed to the disunity in Ukraine: "Russia has occupied parts of
the country and caused major disruptions in other parts. Saying that it was the
EU who provoked this is shifting the essence of the matter."
As UNIAN reported earlier, the
deputy of the lower house of the parliament of the Netherlands from the D66
Party, Kees Verhoeven, who is one of the key lobbyists of the Ukraine-EU
Association Agreement, declared that the parliament would not ratify it in the
event of a negative outcome of the referendum.
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