18:34 24.05.2018

No grounds to think that Ukraine has slowed down course of reforms - Groysman at meeting with Tusk

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No grounds to think that Ukraine has slowed down course of reforms - Groysman at meeting with Tusk

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman during a meeting with President of the European Council Donald Tusk has said that at the moment there are no reasons to believe that Ukraine has slowed down the reform process.

"He stressed that today there is no reason to believe that Ukraine has slowed the reform process. We will present achievements in detail during the Copenhagen conference in June," the Cabinet's press service said with reference to Groysman following his meeting with Tusk in Brussels.

During the talks the parties agreed that today it is possible to step up the dialogue with the European Union towards concrete plans for enhanced cooperation in the customs, energy, digital spheres, as well as in the area of justice and home affairs.

The sides also touched upon an issue relating to the fourth Macro-Financial Assistance program for Ukraine for 2018-2019 and the priorities of the energy sector reform.

Kyiv notes solidarity in energy issues and is interested to ensure that cooperation in this area is being developed on mutually beneficial terms.

"First of all, an issue at stake is an adequate and fair assessment of the Nord Stream 2 project, an assessment of Gazprom's actions on abusing monopoly regulations and creation of opportunities for the joint development of the Ukrainian gas transmission system, which proved its reliability to ensure uninterrupted gas transit gas amid difficult conditions," the message reads.

A special emphasis was placed on EU support of positions and initiatives of Ukraine during the G7 summit, which will be held in early June in Charlevoix, Canada.

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