Austria expressed full support of Ukraine’s integration into Europe

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko held a meeting with Federal Chancellor of Austria Alfred Gusenbauer in a narrow circle. The tete-a-tete meeting of Yulia Tymoshenko and Alfred Gusenbauer lasted twice longer than planned.

On the outcomes of the meeting in a narrow circle Yulia Tymoshenko and Alfred Gusenbauer met in a wide circle where from the Ukrainian side participating were Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Hryhoriy Nemyria, Economics Minister of Ukraine Bohdan Danylyshyn, Minister of Transport and Communications Yosyp Vinskyi and Minister of Family, Youth and Sports Yuriy Pavlenko. The Austrian side for the meeting is represented by State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovations and Technologies of Austria Christa Kranzl and others.

On completion of the meeting the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine and the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovations and Technologies of Austria signed the Agreement on cooperation in the field of transport infrastructure and technology exchange.

At the press conference after the intergovernmental talks, Federal Chancellor of Austria expressed full support of Ukraine’s integration into Europe.

“Ukraine is a European state and we welcome the fact that Ukraine and EU are discussing the agreement on free trade zone. Austria welcomes the development and signing of the agreement. Ukraine should know that Austria is on its side regarding Ukraine’s aspirations,” he said.