EU ambassadors agree to open 6th cluster of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to EU - Kachka
On Friday, July 10, the permanent representatives of the member states of the European Union approved the opening of the sixth cluster "Foreign Relations" in the negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.
This was announced by Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka on the social network X, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
Kachka noted that this decision is another important step in the negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.
"The sixth cluster is of particular importance in the current conditions of global security. The Common Security and Defense Policy, trade, humanitarian aid and development cooperation bring Ukraine closer to the EU's Common Foreign and Defense Policy," the Vice Prime Minister wrote.
The final decision on opening the cluster is to be made on July 14 at the EU intergovernmental conference.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on June 15, the EU held the first intergovernmental conferences with Ukraine and Moldova, during which Cluster 1 "Fundamentals" was opened within the framework of EU accession negotiations.