Ukraine and the European Union are unwilling to tolerate the development of a free trade area, common market earns from 1 January 2016, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin last night in the Ukrainian TV channel.

"With regard to the Treaty on the Union, including the free trade zone, first of all, not one word in the agreement itself will not change neither at present nor in the future. Consider It not only our commitment, Consider It our fundamental priority. The second point is the decision in respect of the fact That a number of provisions in the free trade area will be implemented from 1 January (2016), no one will ever be transferred ", - quotes the expression Klimkin, the Ukrainian news Agency.

According to the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of foreign Affairs, free trade area with the EU is now working provided That Ukrainian producers have some time to prepare for accession to the EU markets ". Klimkin said That " This is what we currently want to promote ".

according to him, Ukraine will be able to properly apply the time to prepare for the establishment of a free trade area with the EU since January 1." at the same time European goods as long as come to our market on payment of the appropriate fee That is working and on budget, and on us. But no one and nothing, after the first of January, is not going to delay. This is the final agreement and we will continue to work on it, " - said Klimkin.

the Association agreement with the European Union and Ukraine signed in Brussels on 27 June last year. Most of the Treaty entered into force on 1 November, except for the section on establishing a free trade area, which will start to operate from 1 January 2016. The Association provides for the deepening of economic relations between Ukraine and the European Union, harmonization in the field of law and development of a free trade zone.

The Russian side before many times noted That, despite delayed until 1 January 2016 the implementation of the economic part of the Association of Ukraine with the EU, Kiev has taken a number of decisions of the contract in terms of standards, technical regulation and phitosanitary norms. The Russian Federation in violation of the terms of the implementation of this part of the contract reserves the right to introduce measures to protect its economy, including import duties on items from Ukraine.

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