First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs discuss voting process in Ukraine with French diplomat

On May 26, 2014 First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Natalia Galibarenko met Eric Fournier, Director of the Continental Europe Department of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Both sides discussed the voting in Ukraine on May 25, 2014, preliminary results of the elections and the situation in the eastern and south-eastern regions of Ukraine.

Director Eric Fournier stressed the importance of the presidential elections for the normalization of the situation. N.Galibarenko expressed gratitude for the participation of France in the monitoring of elections, as well as for the country’s strong position in supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the issue of European integration of Ukraine, in particular, the signing of the economic and sectoral part of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union in the nearest future.

They also reviewed the Ukraine-France cooperation prospects and the possibilities of intensification of the political dialogue at the highest level.