EU wacht op hervormingen in Oekraïne in aanloop naar ontmoeting in Vilnius (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Litouws voorzitterschap Europese Unie 2e helft 2013 i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 29 oktober 2013.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė i met with Pat Cox i who leads a European Parliament monitoring mission in Ukraine. He has been co-leading the mission together with the former Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski since June 2012.

The meeting focused on preparations for the upcoming Vilnius Summit, Ukraine's progress in implementing reforms that are necessary for signing an Association Agreement, and the issue of the former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. According to the President, Lithuania supports the mission led by Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwaśniewski.

One of the key Lithuanian EU Presidency events - Vilnius Summit - will be held on November 28-29. At the meeting, it is expected to sign an Association Agreement with Ukraine and initial such agreements with Moldova and Georgia.