ЕС и Украина парафировали соглашение в 1000 страниц после 5 лет переговоров. Он ляжет в основу их будущего сотрудничества.

Европейский Союз и Украина парафировали ориентир в отношениях между собой в виде Соглашения об ассоциации в пятницу, в Брюсселе, после пяти лет переговоров, сообщает украинский МИД. Соглашение, направленное на создание политической ассоциации и экономической интеграции между Европейским Союзом и Украиной, должно заменить Соглашение от 1998 года о партнерстве и сотрудничестве, став основой для двусторонних отношений.

Документ в более 1000 страниц подписали заместитель министра иностранных дел Украины, Павел Климкин, и исполнительный директор Европейской службы внешних действий по России, Восточному соседству и Западным Балканам, Мирослав Лайчак.

Парафирование международного соглашения является техническим шагом до официального подписания, и пока неясно, когда документ будет подписан официально. Соглашение вряд ли будет подписано до украинских парламентских выборов в октябре. Судебный процесс и последующие семь лет тюремного заключения бывшего премьер-министра Юлии Тимошенко, которое Европа считает политически мотивированным, также стало препятствием для подписания документа. Украинский министр иностранных дел Константин Грищенко заявил, что ожидает подписания "в течение периода от шести до двенадцати месяцев".

Политический редактор Commonspace.eu сообщает в своем комментарии: "Парафирование Соглашения об ассоциации между Украиной и ЕС является кульминационной точкой в отношениях между двумя сторонами, и будет в значительной степени способствовать стремлению Украины играть более полную роль в европейских делах. Соглашение также добавит значимости к инициативе Восточного партнерства ЕС. Всё ещё остаются некоторые политические препятствия, прежде чем соглашение вступит в силу, но вчерашние события стали важным шагом. ЕС в последнее время также начала процесс переговоров аналогичных соглашений об ассоциации с Арменией, Азербайджаном и Грузией. Соглашение с Украиной, как ожидается, также придаст новый импульс этому процессу."

Источник: commonspace.eu по материалам РИА Новости

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