The Ukrainian side fulfills the EU readmission agreement at the appropriate level

The Ukrainian side fulfills the EU readmission agreement at the approp...

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

25.09.2017

The Ukrainian side fulfills the EU readmission agreement at the appropriate level

Such conclusions were reached by the participants of the tenth meeting of the Joint Committee on Readmission "Ukraine-EU". This regular meeting of the committee took place on September 22 in Kiev in accordance with Art. 15 EU-Ukraine agreements on readmission of persons.

The representatives of the European Commission, as well as a number of interested European countries - Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden, Belgium, Romania, Lithuania, Denmark and Norway - took part in the discussion. The Ukrainian side was represented by experts from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Migration Service, the Administration of the State Border Guard Service, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice.

During the meeting, the European side noted the lack of prerequisites for the abolition of the EU visa-free regime for Ukraine, given Ukraine's due fulfillment of its obligations under the EU Readmission Treaty. In addition, representatives of Poland and the Netherlands emphasized the excellent interaction with Ukraine not only in the area of ??readmission, but also in the area of ??migration in general.

In turn, the head of the Ukrainian part of the Joint Committee on Readmission, PM Dmitry Maksim Sokolyuk assured that despite the occupation of the Crimea and armed aggression in the eastern regions of the state, which negatively affect all spheres of the social and political life of Ukraine, the competent authorities of Ukraine will continue to make every effort to effective implementation of the EU-Ukraine Agreement on readmission of persons. "The proper fulfillment of its international obligations to the European Community today is one of the priorities of the migration policy of Ukraine," said Maxim Sokolyuk.

According to the results of the meeting, both sides noted that the meeting confirmed the high level of implementation of the agreement by the Ukrainian side.

Press service of the LCI of Ukraine