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Ukraine, EU To Hold First Meeting Of Association Council On November 17

Ukraine, EU To Hold First Meeting Of Association Council On November 17

President Petro Poroshenko has announced at a joint news conference with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

Ukraine and the European Union will hold the first meeting of the Association Council on November 17, President Petro Poroshenko has announced at a joint news conference with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

"I would like to announce an agreement had been reached to hold the first Association Council after ratification of the Association Agreement, scheduled for November 17, 2014," he said.

Poroshenko says the Council at the meeting will elaborate a concrete plan of realisation of the Association Agreement provisions and implementation of its guidelines.

The President underlines, on September 15 he will sign a resolution on ratification of the agreement with the EU and will send it to the Verkhovna Rada, and on September 16 absolute majority of the deputies will support ratification of the agreement.

The head of state meantime emphasises that any alterations to the agreement text are out of the question.

He supposes that the first Association Council will discuss the issues of delay of reduction of several customs duties.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk says the Verkhovna Rada will ratify the Ukraine - European Union Association Agreement on September 16, simultaneously with the European Parliament.

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