EC: Barroso will meet with Poroshenko and participate in the meeting with Putin in Milan
The head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday will discuss a ceasefire with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, and on the last working day of the week to take part in the meeting of a number of European leaders with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the official authorized EC Pius Ahrenkilde Hansen.
" Tonight head Barroso and the head (of the European Council Herman van Rompuy will meet with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. We hope that the dialogue will be focused on the execution of the contract on the stop of the fire and the so-called Minsk agreements. The head is also going to participate in the meeting of European leaders, President Putin and President Poroshenko, " said Hansen, which is quoted by RIA " Novosti ". She said that until has no other details of the meeting with Putin on the last working day of the week. According to available data, Barroso and Poroshenko discussed the issues of preparation for the parliamentary elections in Ukraine, in the context of the need to comply with European democratic standards, as well as problems of implementation of the Treaty on the unity of the EU-Ukraine, reports TASS. According to sources, the European leaders will also Poroshenko expressed concern about the lack of agreement between Ukraine and Russia on gas supplies in winter, which raises concerns of Brussels in relation to the risk of interruption of supply in the EU. The leaders of Russia, Italy, Germany, France, great Britain, Ukraine and nearly 50 countries will participate in the tenth summit of the forum " Asia - Europe (ASEM), which will be held in Milan on October 16-17. The main theme of the summit will be responsible partnership for sustainable development and security in the world.
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