09:41 14.11.2013

Premature to conclude whether or not Ukraine complied with set conditions - Cox-Kwasniewski mission

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The European Parliament's observation mission of former Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski and ex-European Parliament President Pat Cox in Ukraine said that it was premature today to conclude whether or not Kyiv had met the conditions for signing the Ukraine-European Union association agreement.

"In view of the upcoming (EU) foreign affairs council on November 18, we are of the opinion at this time that it would be premature to conclude that compliance with the conditions set has been met or alternatively that such compliance still cannot be achieved," the Cox-Kwasniewski mission said in a statement, which was presented at a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday.

Current outstanding issues can be resolved one way or another, according to the statement.

"What is critical is not the capacity to deliver a solution, but rather the political will to do so. What is indispensable in the coming week is to find that political will, to act and to deliver," the statement says.

A decision concerning the signing of the Ukraine-EU association agreement was expected to be made at the European Council's session on November 18.

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