Ukraine ready to sign agreement with EU, seek cooperation model with Customs Union, says Yanukovych

11:53, 27.02.2013 1 min read

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has demanded that the government ensure the implementation of agreements reached during the EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels on February 25.

"I demand that the government ensure the unconditional implementation of the agreements that were reached with the European Council and the European Commission. They should make every effort to sign the association agreement at the Eastern Partnership Summit," Yanukovych said at an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in Kyiv on Wednesday.

At the same time, the president stressed that they needed to continue to seek a mutually acceptable model of cooperation with the Customs Union.

"After all, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are not only our business partners, but also neighbors and brotherly countries, with whom we have centuries of shared history," Yanukovych said.