A conversation on the upcoming tripartite meeting on Association between Ukraine and the European Union will be heavy, the positions of the parties closer slightly, but to the vision of the Russian Federation began to be treated more carefully, said Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov. in Brussels on 18 may planned trilateral (Ukraine, Russia, the European Commission) Ministerial meeting on the implementation of the economic part of the Treaty on unification of Ukraine And the European Union. "I will not attempt to prejudge the outcome of that Conversation will be difficult. It is Clear that the positions of the parties closer slightly, but I would have said that to those concerns that the Russian side throughout this issue were expressed, were treated more carefully, " said Chizhov in broadcast television channel ". "Our concerns are associated with economic and trade bloc, which, under agreement, from September of last year, has been postponed until the end of the current year. That the parties agree to it, talking about It is probably that Not only are there concerns in Russia, but the Ukrainian side is Not quite ready for the implementation of this section by Association, " he added. Russia had previously noted that, despite delayed until 2016 the implementation of the economic part of the Association with the EU, Kiev made a number of decisions of the contract in terms of standardization, technical regulations And phytosanitary standards. And the Russian Federation in violation of the terms of the implementation of this part of the contract reserves the right to introduce measures of protection of its economy, including import duties on items from Ukraine. The Association with the EU 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 full document will come into force after ratification by the national parliaments of member countries of the EU. According to the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine, It may take from one to three years.