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Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Social Policy Minister Serhiy Tigipko has said that Ukraine stands a good chance of obtaining a visa-free regime and signing an association agreement with the European Union in 2011.

"We know what needs to be done to ensure that our people get a visa-free regime for short-term travel to the EU. And we can say that we will be able to get such a visa-free regime in 2011," he said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Saturday.

Tigipko also noted that the pace of talks on the creation of a free trade area between Ukraine and the EU would help ensure the signing of the association agreement with the EU this year.

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