Leaders of the Member countries of the European Union will raise the issue of the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s entry into an organization at the next Ukraine-ES summit, the head of the EU representative office in Ukraine Matti Maasikas said in an interview with Ukrinform.
According to Maasikas, the policy of expanding the European Union continues to be a geostrategic investment in safety, prosperity and stability of Europe.
“I can only repeat that the historical June decision of the European Council Ukraine has received a prospect of becoming an EU member in the continuation of reforms. We are not yet at the stage when we decide on the start of negotiations, but the progress of Ukraine in the current steps is stable and deserves to be stable and deserves approval, ”the diplomat explained.
As you know, according to the latest hundred -quality of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, more than 90% of Ukrainian citizens support its membership in the European Union.
“We believe that Ukraine seeks to join the European Union, since it considers this to be the most important and reliable way to ensure its own world, stability and long -term prosperity. And if the people decided to become European in every sense of the word – who has the right To deprive him of this? ”The ambassador summed up.
The Ukraine-ES summit will take place on February 3.