President of European Commission assures that the EU is ready to strengthen support for Ukraine in 2018

He stated this during a meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko within the framework of the Munich Security Conference, the press service of the Head of State reported.

"The President of the European Commission has assured that the European Union is ready to enhance the comprehensive support for Ukraine in 2018 on the way of systemic reforms and implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU," the statement reads.

The parties also discussed the prospects of the European Union's allocation of the fourth macro-financial aid to Ukraine, as well as the ways of implementing the Eastern Partnership + initiative.

Poroshenko and Juncker discussed the course of reforms in Ukraine. The President of Ukraine noted the importance of forming an independent anticorruption infrastructure, in particular an independent Anticorruption Court.

The leaders agreed to begin preparations for the next 20th Ukraine-EU Summit.

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