Arseniy Yatsenyuk made the announcement Monday during a Kyiv visit by Canada's Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion. He pledges his country's support as Ukraine looks to ratify the milestone trade pact, Ukraine Today reported.

The free trade agreement was announced by Canada in July 2015.

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