EU-Ukraine Association Council chaired by PM Honcharuk to be held in Brussels today
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On January 28, 2020, the sixth meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council chaired by Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk will be held in Brussels, the Kingdom of Belgium.
This will be the first sitting with the new composition of the Ukrainian Government and the new composition of the European Commission, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.

The agenda includes the discussion of the security situation in eastern Ukraine in the context of countering Russian aggression and implementing the Minsk Agreements, as well as the current situation in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

During the meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council, the sides will analyze the progress achieved in the implementation of the Association Agreement and discuss the state of bilateral trade, ways to deepen economic and sectoral cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union, cooperation in the field of justice, freedom and security.

The delegation of the Ukrainian Government will be led by Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk. The EU delegation will be chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell. The meeting will also be attended by EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Oliver Varhelyi.

In addition, PM Honcharuk will hold bilateral meetings with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council Charles Michel, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis as well as with Belgian business representatives.

Following the results of the sixth meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council, a joint press conference will be held by Oleksiy Honcharuk and Josep Borrell at 6:15 pm (local time).