According to the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine will have to negotiate with these countries to obtain their consent.
“This means that even before the end of this year, we may need to implement additional agreements that will arise from the member states as conditions for their consent to start the negotiation process,” said Stefanishyna.
At the same time, she emphasized that Ukraine feels support in this matter from the EU in general.
“Today, even the most skeptical states, which doubted whether Ukraine should be granted the status of a candidate for membership, support Ukraine’s move to negotiations because it is equally as important for Ukraine as it is for the countries of the Western Balkans, Moldova, Georgia,” Stefanishyna noted.