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The meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council began in Brussels today, during which the parties will discuss the implementation of the Association Agreement, an UNIAN correspondent reported.
The Ukrainian delegation is led by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and the EU is represented by High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.
Before the start of the meeting Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn stated that the two sides would also discuss ths issue of visa liberalization. He recalled that the report of the European Commission on this topic is expected in mid-December.
Read alsoMEPs appeal to EP leadership to grant Ukraine visa free regimeHahn said he was confident that the parties are moving in the right direction, according to the report.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on December 16, Brussels will host a mini-summit of EU-Ukraine, devoted to the introduction of DCFTA, as well as visa liberalization.