Comment of MFA regarding Conclusions of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Ukraine of February 10, 2014

posted 11 February 2014 15:04

Ukraine has taken into consideration the approved on February 10, 2014 Conclusions of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

We distinguish by and large a weighed and constructive position of the European Union in assessment of the events in Ukraine and readiness to develop relations between Ukraine and the EU based on the comprehensive dialog and interaction.

The Government of Ukraine shares the largest part of approaches to settlement of the political crisis in Ukraine contained in the Conclusions, in particular: seeking a democratic decision through a peaceful and inclusive dialog, deterring all the forces from violence and radical actions, preserving respect of fundamental rights and freedoms, supporting peaceful nature of the demonstrations.

We confirm once again the invariability of the course of Ukraine towards the European integration basing on introduction of sociopolitical and socioeconomic reforms and targeting approaching to the best European standards.

In this regard an extremely important factor appears the steps made by the European Union in synergy with the international community and international financial institutions aimed at rendering respective support.

We acclaim the EU openness to further strategic discussion of the final goal of the multifaceted and ambitious relations between Ukraine and the EU, the relevant signals of which have been included in the EU Council’s Conclusions.