UKRAINE TO CANCEL ALL EXPORT DUTIES IN TRADE WITH EU AFTER CREATING FREE TRADE AREA WITH EUROPEAN UNION

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Ukrainian Economics Minister Anatoliy Kinakh insists that Ukraine must not make concessions in talks with the European Unions in export duties for the sake of soon accession to the WTO.

Kinakh noted that Ukraine has already aired its position to the EU about its readiness to cancel export duties in the trade with the EU after creating a free trade area between Ukraine and the EU.

The minister said that to the date Ukraine has met all obligations for accession to the WTO except of the regulation of the issue with the EU for export duties. According to him, on December 17 and 20 the WTO council will sit into Ukraine's accession to the organization.

"We are ready to seek balances, but there are principled issues", Kinakh said, bearing in mind export duties, which Ukraine is ready to cancel but only after a free trade area with the EU is created.

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