EU commissioners support the intensification of trade cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union
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Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of
Ukraine/Trade Representative of Ukraine Natalia Mykolska
took part in a visit of Ukrainian delegation headed by Vice-Prime Minister for
European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze in Brussels, the Kingdom of Belgium.
Monday, May 23, Trade Representative of Ukraine together
with members of the delegation met with the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and
Rural Development Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström,
Vice-President of the EC
in charge of the Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis.
During the meetings
the Parties discussed topical issues of trade cooperation between Ukraine and
the EU, deepening collaboration between Ukraine and the EU, future cooperation between
the EU institutions, in particular, the European Commission and relevant
institutions in Ukraine.
Vice Prime Minister for
European and Euro-Atlantic Integration confirmed the European integration aspirations
of Ukraine, with the focus on the implementation of the trade section of the
Association Agreement, which is been implemented in full by the Ministry of
Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.
The sides reaffirmed their intention to intensify the sector dialog and to build cooperation
in industry. Moreover, other components of such dialogue were tackled, inter alia, further
liberalization of conditions for
trade and cooperation between the two parties. The European Commission accentuated the positive dynamics of the dialogue regarding implementation of a FTA with the EU.
In turn, the EU Commissioners urged Ukraine to join the Regional Convention of
pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin and highlighted interest in holding a business forum in Brussels.