Lilianne Ploumen: Dutch government in favor of EU-Ukraine association agreement

This is reported by the press service of the Dutch government, own Ukrinform correspondent reports

“The number of participants shows that from the side of business there is great interest in Ukraine. Recently during the business mission I’ve become convinced there are opportunities for business,” Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, Lilianne Ploumen said.

Ploumen noted that the Dutch government is in favor of the EU-Ukraine association agreement.

“This agreement will give Ukrainians more opportunities for prosperity, strengthening of democracy and fight against corruption. That’s why the government is calling on everybody to come and vote,” she said.

As a reminder, the Netherlands-Ukraine Business Forum will take place in the Netherlands on March 30. According to the program, Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko, Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Oleksiy Pavlenko, Ukrainian and Dutch officials and businessmen will take part in the forum.

On April 6, 2016, a consultative referendum on the association agreement between Ukraine and the EU will be held in the Netherlands.

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