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21 of April, 18:31

Kiev expects that by the end of the year, the EU will ratify the Association agreement
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine expects completion by the end of 2015 the ratification process of the Treaty of Union With Ukraine all members of the European Union, said Tuesday the official representative of the foreign Ministry Yevhen perebyinis.

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.

"the situation today is completely finished internal state procedures and referred to the General Secretariat of EU Council instruments of ratification for 14 countries," - said at a press conference Perebiynis, reports Ukrainian news Agency.

He noted, because It is Bulgaria, great Britain, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Sweden. According to his statement, in three countries, the Treaty was ratified by the parliaments, and assume the corresponding signature of the heads of these countries. Luxembourg, Finland and Spain.

Also Perebiynis said that in Germany, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands have ratified the Treaty, one of the chambers of Parliament, it is expected ratification of the second chamber.

"in eight countries - Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Portugal, Slovenia, France - the procedures for ratification continues. We are grateful to all States that have already ratified the Treaty (grateful) for the support of the Ukrainian people, and, of course, we hope that other member States of the European Union will speed up the ratification of the Treaty, so that the whole process was completed by the end of this year, " Predrag.

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