Statement of MFA of Ukraine with regards to signing political part of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and EU

posted 21 March 2014 16:45

Today, in Brussels Ukraine and the European Union has signed a political part of the Association Agreement.

This event has become a historical landmark in the development of bilateral relations between Ukraine and the EU based on the principles of political association and economic integration that in fact fixes a civilized choice of Ukraine to advocate European values of democracy, order of law, keeping rights and freedoms.

Ukraine views signing of the Agreement as a proof of solidarity of the European Union with Ukrainian people in the difficult times our country faces and readiness to facilitate comprehensively the development of Ukraine as a modern European state.

The political part of the Agreement was signed by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, leaders of EU participating countries and European institutions and it confirms devotion of the signatories to the United Nations Charter and OSCE fundamental documents and also readiness to interact tightly targeting to ensure independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukrainian borders, stability and safety in the region.

The Government of Ukraine considers the Association Agreement a tool of strengthening of democratic processes in Ukrainian state, a roadmap to the system political and economic modernization in compliance with the best European standards.

The Association Agreement still remains an integral document. The parties agreed as soon as possible to finalize the procedures of concluding a trade and economic part of the Agreement and commence its practical implementation, in particular in the direction of creating a deep and overall free trade area.

Signing and implementation of the Association Agreement is viewed as an important step in the direction of realization of the strategic goal of the country – the European Union membership as is envisaged by the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On the grounds of the internal and external policy” dated 2010 and Article 49 of the Treaty on the European Union.