French Ambassador to Ukraine Alain Remy has expressed concern over the situation in the Ukrainian parliament.

"We're watching with concern the situation in parliament that has developed over the past months," the ambassador said at a round table meeting, entitled "The Association Agreement. Terra Incognita?" in Kyiv on Thursday.

He said the EU expects the Ukrainian parliament to play an active role in preparing for the signing of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, and that it will also play a role in raising public awareness about the benefits of this document.

Slovakia's Ambassador to Ukraine Pavol Hamzik said he agreed with Remy about the blocking of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

"Blocking of the parliament for four to five months is not quite up to European standards," he said.

According to the diplomat, the actions of the Ukrainian opposition were understandable from the political point of view, but not clear from the point of view of Ukraine's movement towards the signing of the Association Agreement.

"We need to sit down and work hard to find common ground," Hamzik said.