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The twentieth round of negotiations on the association agreement between Ukraine and European Union is being held in Kyiv on Oct. 25, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Oleksandr Dykusarov has said.

"The twentieth round of negotiations on the Ukraine-EU association agreement will be held in Kyiv on October 25," he said at the briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday.

He also added that representatives of Ukrainian executive bodies would participate in the talks.

"During the events, the sides are to discuss as-yet unresolved issues concerning the conclusion of the association agreement – in particular, this concerns the inclusion of a statement on the European prospects for Ukraine in the agreement," he said.

As Dykusarov said, the thirteenth sitting of the Ukraine-EU cooperation committee will be held in Kyiv on October 26, at which participants are to consider current issues on the agenda for 2011-2012 and the dialogue on the liberalization of the EU’s visa regime for Ukraine.

Moreover, as Dykusarov reported, Ukrainian-Latvian talks on European integration and bilateral relations are to be held between deputy foreign ministers on October 27.