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18 of June, 19:56

Mayor: the agreement EU-Ukraine have the opportunity to discuss with Russia after its signing
Tripartite meeting between Russia, Ukraine and European Commission on the agreement on the unification of the EU-Ukraine have possibility to take place already after signing the document and will be an exchange of views, said Last news Deputy Minister of economic development of the Russian Federation Aleksei Likhachev.

" The European Commission is planning to hold such dialogues in early July, and apparently, these meetings will be of informative character, " he said.

Ukraine plans to sign the economic part of the agreement about unification with the European Union already next week, on June 27. The political part of the agreement was signed in March of the current year.

The President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin and the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso agreed to hold the first Tripartite meeting on this issue between Russia, the EU and Ukraine at expert and Ministerial levels.

The Russian side, According to Likhachev, proposed to hold this meeting before signing the document, in order not only to exchange opinions, but also to evaluate and mitigate those risks that can carry this agreement for the economy of Ukraine.

" Our European partners offer to exchange views after signing the contract, which gives the negotiations a different meaning: something real change in this case, we are unlikely to be able, " said Likhachev.

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