Poroshenko: Kiev is waiting for a political signal from the EU on the abolition of visas
The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that Kiev is obliged to obtain a political signal from the EU on the future provision of a visa-free regime, and promised that the Ukrainian side is satisfied all the technical issues before the arrival of the last assessment mission of the European Union.
From 1 July 2013 Ukraine switched to a simplified visa regime With the EU. Kiev had hoped to receive a visa-free regime in may during the Eastern partnership summit in Riga. However, the EU said, because It until it can not be, because Kiev has not made progress on all the required criteria. Now Ukraine hopes to get a visa-free regime From 2016, for this she must fulfill the remaining requirements of the European Union.
"We must separate the political issues and technical issues. Political opinion on granting Ukraine visa-free regime) must be clearly documented, technical issues are bound to have a exclusive list, and Ukraine prior to arrival in Ukraine of the mission analysis on all technical issues to do. It will be very clear and strong signal about the motivation of Ukraine to fulfill all of your technical questions, " said Poroshenko in the process of mutual press conference With President of Slovakia Andrej Kiska in Kyiv on Wednesday.
Another important issue Poroshenko believes receive from the EU to confirm its European perspective.
first Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Natalia galibarenko said that the next evaluation mission of the European Union to monitor the implementation of the plan of liberalization of the visa regime will come to Kiev in September-October.
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