Saint Petersburg, May 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine is not planning to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, but is ready to cooperate in the 3+1 format, Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn said in Saint Petersburg on Monday.
"This does not mean that Ukraine is joining the Customs Union or other organizations. The Ukrainian side is ready to work in the framework of the 3+1 position," Lytvyn said.
According to him, the issue of customs cooperation was discussed by representatives of both countries at a plenary meeting of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly.
Lytvyn also said that Ukraine does not plan to halt cooperation with the post Soviet countries.
"We must cooperate in those [spheres] that can bring benefit to Ukraine. We are not covering ourselves: We are realists, pragmatists and we must not lose markets, [while] cooperating with the countries of the post Soviet area," Lytvyn said.
