The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine told about the readiness to negotiate with Moscow on Association with EU
Kyiv is ready to continue the dialogue with Russia and the EU in order to resolve problematic issues in the implementation of the Treaty on the Union, for example, to address the concerns of the Russian Side, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin. " The Minister has noticed that the Ukrainian side is ready to continue constructive tripartite dialogue to find ways of resolving problematic issues in the implementation of the contract, for example to address the concerns of the Russian Side ", - informs the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine at the meeting of the Minister with the EU Commissioner for trade Karel De Gucht, held yesterday in Brussels, reports RIA " Novosti ". The parties also discussed the preparation of the legislative proposals of the EU with respect to the renewal before the end of 2015 the actions of the Autonomous trade preferences for goods from Ukraine, as well as steps to additional support from the EU Ukrainian export potential." Klimkin Gucht and reaffirmed the position that any change in the Association agreement between Ukraine and the EU at the request of a third Party is invalid ", - emphasizes the foreign Ministry. Remember, according to the government decree, signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on September 19, Russia will impose duties on goods from Ukraine for 10 days after the beginning of the implementation process of the Treaty of Union with the EU. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the European Parliament on 16 September ratified the Association agreement between Kyiv and Brussels, and it must begin to be used from 1 November 2014. Russia, Ukraine and the EU agreed that the implementation of the agreement regarding the establishment of the free trade zone will be delayed until 1 January 2016. Throughout the period of execution of this consensus Russia promised not to introduce measures to protect its economy, including import duties on items from Ukraine.