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Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

Kyiv — Brussels: Two-Way Street

27 November, 2001 - 00:00

While receiving on November 22 in Kyiv the ambassadors of 15 EU member states accredited in Ukraine, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Zlenko expounded Ukraine’s vision of the step-by-step liberalization of visa regime with the European Union. As Interfax-Ukraine was told by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service, Mr. Zlenko emphasized that “cooperation between Kyiv and Brussels should be a two-way street... The future membership of Ukraine in the European community is not only an important political step. It is an objective and unchangeable imperative in all areas where our state functions.” Participants in the meeting exchanged opinions on further EU policies toward Ukraine, especially after the European Union expands. The EU member states’ ambassadors highly appreciated the proposal that international organizations, including the EU, send their representatives to monitor the parliamentary elections in Ukraine. This proposal was announced by Mr. Zlenko at the Ukraine-EU Troika meeting in New York. The Ukrainian minister also gave account of this country’s peacekeeping efforts aimed at solving the conflicts in Transnistria, Georgia, and the Middle East. The interlocutors paid special attention to Ukraine’s contribution to the settlement of the complex of Balkan problems.

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