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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has said no EU member states are blocking the EU’s visa-free regime for Ukraine.

“There are no countries that block the visa-free regime for Ukraine. There are no such countries. This is absolutely clear,” Poroshenko said at a joint press conference with President of the European Council Donald Tusk, European Parliament President Martin Schulz and European Commission President Jean -Claude Juncker, following the results of the 18th EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels on Nov. 24.

According to the head of the Ukrainian state, this position was confirmed on Nov. 24 during talks with the leaders of European countries, as well as by the decision of the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU on Nov. 17.