The introduction of visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU will be delayed until at least 2016, said the Ambassador for special assignments of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, who is quoted by the website of the TV channel " ".
The Ukrainian government had hoped that the conclusion of a visa-free regime has the opportunity to be adopted at the conference "Eastern partnership" in Riga, however, the Head of the EU delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski have said before, because it's unlikely, but it all depends on the evaluation of the fulfillment of the conditions of Kiev. The head the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin now says that during the summit has to be made " a fundamental conclusion about the progress towards a visa-free regime for Ukraine ", and looks forward to its Introduction in 2016.
According to coleby at the may summit in Riga will be defined a clear vision and algorithms for establishing such a regime.
Kuleba told that on 13 may, the European Commission will present a report on the achievements of Ukraine in implementation of the requirements for visa-free regime.
"then the matter will be discussed With the Ukrainian side, what we can do, and then in Riga the decision on visa-free regime will be made at the last moment, but it will not be touched, and will touch the clear choice perspectives, algorithms. The introduction of a visa-free regime will be deferred (until 2016, - ed.)", - said the Ambassador.
Ukraine signed in June last year the Association agreement With the EU, informs about the desire to become a full member of the European Union. From 1 July 2013 Ukraine switched to a simplified visa regime With the EU, Kiev now is making the transition to a visa-free regime.
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