Ukrainian MP, member of the Ukrainian delegation to the PACE, Leonid Yemets has said that the government of Japan has begun to consider visa waivers for Ukrainian citizens.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President of the European Council Donald Tusk have agreed that the next Ukraine-EU summit will be held in Kyiv on July 13, according to the Ukrainian president's administration.
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe Dmytro Kuleba has said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned "visa discrimination" of Russians in Russian-occupied Crimea after Ukraine had signed EU visa waivers.
An official ceremony has taken place in the European Parliament to sign a legislative act under which a visa-free regime with the European Union will be introduced for citizens of Ukraine, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will hold a press conference on Sunday, May 14, on the occasion of the Day of Europe and EU visa waivers for Ukraine, according to the presidential press service.
The Council of the European Union today, May 11, in the framework of the meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, is expected to confirm visa waivers for Ukraine.
The signing ceremony of granting Ukraine a visa-free regime may be held in the European Parliament (EP) on May 17, a source close to the EP said, an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels reported.
EU Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries will confirm visa-free regime for Ukraine on May 11, according to RFE/RL correspondent in Brussels Rikard Jozwiak.
The Chinese government expresses readiness to introduce a visa-free regime with Ukraine, Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Du Wei told reporters Friday, according to Radio Svoboda.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with a delegation of the European Parliament (EP) headed by Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister and expressed sincere gratitude to the European Parliament for the adoption of the decision of April 6 to grant visa-free regime for Ukrainians, according to the president's press service.
The vast majority of European political forces, except for marginal pro-Russian, pro-Putin parties, provided a strong support for Ukraine on the issue of visa liberalization, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in his address to the Ukrainian people Thursday.
The Ukrainian foreign ministry predicts the introduction by the European Union of a visa-free travel for Ukrainians before the beginning of the summer, as stated in the message by the ministry’s department of consular service via Twitter.