Arseniy Yatsenyuk informs on signature of Agreement with U.S. on receiving by Ukraine of $1 billion of assistance

posted 14 April 2014 14:36

Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the United States on receiving $1 billion of assistance has been signed in Washington on April 14. This was started by Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk during a meeting of the Temporary Special Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on preparation of a bill on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine

In addition, as the Prime Minister noted, the European Union has legally decided today to allocate Ukraine $2 billion of macro-financial assistance and open markets for Ukrainian goods unilaterally.

"Ukraine has actually got a duty-free right to import its products into the EU. And in general, it additionally provides for the Ukrainian economy of 500 million euros," A.Yatsenyuk said.