Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira has said that at present Ukrainian authorities are not trying to find a way out of the situation around former prime minister of Ukrainian Yulia Tymoshenko.
"Today we don’t see any signs of the process aimed at finding a solution in the Tymoshenko’s case and other cases," he said in an interview with the Window to Europe program, which was broadcast on Ukraine’s Channel 5 on Friday evening.
He said that the EU sees that another two criminal cases against the ex-premier are opened.
Teixeira said that in the context it is unclear when the Association Agreement with the EU will be signed and ratified.
"When we started the talks five years ago, the main question was when we were able to finish them. No one supposed then that problems with its signing, ratification and carrying it into effect could appear," the diplomat said.
Commenting on statements of Ukrainian leadership that the fate of the Association Agreement depends on the EU, Teixeira emphasized that this is not true.
He assured that despite its internal problems the EU is ready to develop relations with Ukraine and support its plans to approach the EU. However, Ukraine should respect and observe basic values of Europe, he added.
"Ukraine is important for the EU, and its remains a top priority for the EU," he said.
