Meeting of EU-Ukraine Association Council to take place in Brussels on Feb 11

The Ukrainian delegation will be headed by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, and the European Union – by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, the Government portal reported.

The meeting will also be attended by EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi.

The meeting of the Association Council will take place with an aim to ensure the development of the agreements reached during the 22nd Ukraine-EU Summit (October 6, 2020, Brussels). It is envisaged to agree on a number of further joint steps for the practical implementation of the summit agreements, many of which are quite ambitious and comprehensive.

During the meeting, the parties are also to discuss progress in the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, the pursuing of a broad reform agenda in Ukraine, and to determine joint steps aimed at the development of Ukraine's political association and economic integration with the EU.

Particular attention will be paid to countering Russia's ongoing armed aggression, as well as the security and humanitarian situation, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

A joint statement will be made following the meeting.