If Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych allows former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to go to Germany for treatment, the European Union could sign its association agreement with Ukraine, Batkivschyna faction leader Arseniy Yatseniuk has said.

"The basic problem is the absence of legislation [needed to sign the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement]. In my opinion, if Viktor Yanukovych shows the political will and allows Yulia Tymoshenko to get medical treatment in Germany, all other issues will not be so important and allow the European Union to very seriously consider signing the association agreement," Yatseniuk said live on TVi Channel late on Sunday.

Yatseniuk said that if a decision on Tymoshenko's leaving for Germany for treatment was made by September, then the Verkhovna Rada would still have time to adopt the necessary package of laws before the summit in Vilnius.

"And then, during the execution of this agreement, we will certainly pass hundreds of bills, as this agreement does not represent the implementation of European legislation," he said.