The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed the agreement on free trade area (FTA) with Canada, said Thursday the press service of the head of the Ukrainian country.
"The implementation of the provisions of the document will help the development of bilateral trade-economic cooperation between Ukraine and Canada ", - the letter quoted by the news Agency.



according to the press service, the domestic manufacturers will get duty-free access to the canadian market and will enable Ukrainian businesses to expand markets and increase competitiveness in new markets. It is also expected that the Implementation of the Treaty will help create new jobs in Ukraine. The document takes effect on the 1st day of the 2nd month after receiving the last party of the message on completion is necessary for the entry into force of the procedures. Remember, eleven July the Document was signed by the head of the Ministry of international trade of Canada Chrystia Freeland and 1st Vice-Premier, the head of the Ministry of economic development of Ukraine Stepan Kubiv. Then as said Poroshenko, the agreement will give the opportunity not only to remove tariff limits, but requires for seven years to remove 99% of the barriers to international trade. Canada is the third country in the world to the largest Ukrainian population (after Russia and Ukraine). According to information in 2011, the number of Canadians of Ukrainians amounted to 276 thousand people, and about 975 thousand have Ukrainian roots. As a result, the pressure of the Diaspora to the canadian government Ottawa is one of the main donors of Kiev, Ukraine supplying medicines, military equipment, humanitarian assistance, sends military instructors to teach military power of Ukraine.

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