Upcoming expert consultations between the EU, Russia and Ukraine on the implementation of the trade and economic provisions of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement should take place within the framework outlined by the joint statement of May 18, European Commission Spokesman for Agriculture and Rural Development Daniel Rosario has told Interfax.

"We hope that the new trilateral contacts at a technical level will take place in the coming days. Yet, we cannot confirm their date," he said in Brussels on Tuesday.