15:06 02.06.2015

Russia no longer requires amendments to Ukraine-EU DCFTA – Klimkin

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Russia no longer requires amendments to Ukraine-EU DCFTA – Klimkin

Russia no longer requires amendments to the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said.

"Two weeks ago we had a meeting involving the European Trade Commissioner and the Russia Economy Minister. The main result of this meeting is that Russia doesn't demand amendments to the agreement any more. They understood that we'll move forward the implementation, and they don't demand a postponement for the full implementation of the FTA," Klimkin told journalists in Kyiv on Tuesday.

He said Russia insists that the FTA implementation will have negative consequences for Russia.

"On the contrary, we believe for Russia it would bring more positive consequences. At moment we agreed to work in three directions: over technical trade barriers, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and we consider this is very important for Ukraine….And customs administrating issues," Klimkin said.

He went on to criticize Russia for banning imports of Ukrainian agricultural products.

"What Russia does when [it] bans imports of Ukrainian agrarian products is running beyond possible and impossible, this is just a political ban," Klimkin added.

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