Ukraine is planning to accede to about 70 agreements that are in force in the Customs Union, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said.
“We are planning to actively participate in the work. In particular,
we are ready to consider and join nearly 70 agreements that are in
effect in the Customs Union,” the press service of the Cabinet of
Ministers quoted him as saying at a meeting with his Belarusian
counterpart Mikhail Myasnikovich in Astana on Wednesday.
In addition, the parties agreed that by the time of Azarov’s official
visit to Belarus, which is scheduled for October 7-8, Ukraine and
Belarus will create an expert group that will assess the current state
of trade and economic relations and prospects for their development
after the introduction of a free trade area between Ukraine and the
European Union.
“The Belarusian side shows a keen interest in the processes of
European integration and the new conditions of the trade regime that
will be introduced after the creation of a free trade area between
Ukraine and the EU,” reads the statement.
