The introduction of visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU will be delayed until at least 2016, said on Tuesday the Ambassador for special assignments of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba. 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, RIA "news" referring to the website of the TV channel " 112 Ukraine ".
"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), " said he. Recall, 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 said 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. As reported by the print edition OPINION, the issue of Ukraine's accession to the EU At the moment time is not considered. Kiev does not guarantee a visa-free regime with the European Union, and the direction of the military mission to Ukraine, According to European politicians, has the opportunity to be considered. Such briefly is disappointing for Kiev, the outcome of yesterday's summit Ukraine - EU.
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