Ukraine, Israel to sign FTA deal in early 2019 – Ukraine's Cabinet

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First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv says Ukraine and Israel will sign an agreement on a free trade area (FTA) in early 2019.

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"The government has approved the wording of the [FTA] agreement. I'm personally authorized to sign it. A signing ceremony is to take place in the first months of 2019, as agreed with the State of Israel," he said at a press conference on December 20.