President of Ukraine

President had a meeting with the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement

12 February 2020 - 14:41

President had a meeting with the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi who is on a visit to Ukraine.

During a meeting the interlocutors discussed in detail the cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union, and agreed on the priorities of cooperation for the current year, including the signing of the Common Aviation Area Agreement, beginning of negotiations on the so-called industrial visa waiver, deepening of cooperation in the digital sphere, cooperation in the framework of the European Green Deal, and beginning of systemic updates of the annexes to the Association Agreement.

“I am grateful for your continued support for Ukraine's European integration course, sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country,” the President said.

The parties discussed progress in implementing systemic reforms in Ukraine, in particular in the context of the implementation of the Association Agreement. They also agreed on further EU support to ensure the country's economic growth.

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine looks forward to the investment support from the European Union and EU member states. He also informed Olivér Várhelyi of Ukraine's cooperation with the IMF.

“We have wonderful relations with the IMF. We thoroughly discuss all economic initiatives and draft laws that can help speed up Ukraine's economic growth,” the Head of State said.