Foreign Ministry: Kyiv expects from the summit in Riga specifics on visa issue
Ranny Affairs Pavlo Klimkin on mutual press conference with Minister of foreign Affairs of Norway Borge Brende on Tuesday....

Kiev expects from the summit of "Eastern partnership" in Riga certain decisions in terms of providing Ukraine visa-free regime With the EU, said Ukrainian foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on mutual press conference With Minister of foreign Affairs of Norway Borge Brende on Tuesday.
before the Commission presented a report on the execution by Kiev requirements in order to liberalize the visa regime. Review Commission, Ukraine has made significant progress towards the abolition of visas, but she still expected to do this much work in different areas. The EC also said that Ukraine will not be offered a visa-free regime With the EU "Eastern partnership" in Riga on may 21-22. The subsequent report on the readiness of the country to the abolition of visas With the European Union, the Commission promised to present before the end of the year.
According to the Agency, Klimkin said that Ukraine almost in all directions or has met the criteria, or is in the last stage. In his vision, the summit in Riga is not obliged to become an ordinary event, where everyone will gather and say, " We are ready to work on."
"We are working on the conclusions of the Riga summit that confirm granting of the visa-free regime between Ukraine and clearly say, because it will take place after the end in the near future key reforms ", - said Klimkin.
according to his statement, fifteen of may will take place the meeting of the Ministers of the Visegrad group ", EU project " Northern dimension and the European commissioners in Bratislava. On the first day of the week, may 18, will meet the so-called " group of friends of Ukraine ", where "format of direct conversation," Klimkin will hold a meeting With Ministers of foreign Affairs of the EU countries. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko also discussed the issues of visa-free regime With European leaders this week.
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, the country had adopted a simplified visa regime With the EU, Kiev now is making the transition to a visa-free regime.