On Thursday, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met Christer Michelsson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to Ukraine
25 August 2011, 10:50
On Thursday, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met Christer Michelsson,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic
of Finland to Ukraine, whose diplomatic mission in Ukraine is being
completed.
V.Lytvyn highly appreciated contribution of the Ambassador to the development of bilateral relations.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine called for extending inter-state relations, especially their parliamentary component. According to V.Lytvyn, Ukrainian parliament is ready to boost inter-parliamentary dialogue between committees, factions and groups. Along these lines, he suggested setting up a group on inter-parliamentary liaison with Ukraine at the Finnish parliament.
V.Lytvyn also stated that Ukrainian parliament members are willing to participate in various parliamentary forums within the scope of cooperation between the Scandinavian and Baltic states. Thus, they are interested in attending annual session of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference as invited guests.
The Ambassador stressed that relations between Ukraine and Finland were developing in the
spirit of trust and partnership. He declared that Finland supports European
integration goals of Ukraine.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine called for completing negotiations on the agreement on association and a free trade zone by the end of this year. V.Lytvyn supposes that it ‘disciplines´ Ukrainian politicians and allows focusing on the European course of development instead of ‘devising alternative scenarios.´