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The Ukrainian president and government are taking all necessary steps to sign the Association Agreement with the European Union at the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said.

“The president and the government are doing everything possible to
sign the Association Agreement,” Azarov told reporters in Donetsk on Nov.10.

At the same time, Azarov said Ukrainian authorities are doing everything they can to resume trade turnover with Russia.

“The resumption of trade turnover is the key issue for us. The
president and the government are doing everything possible to find
solutions to it,” he said.

Azarov reiterated that the measures taken by the government to
diversify Ukrainian exports are long-term and “cannot be implemented in
the short-term perspective.”