He stressed that Ukraine's course towards European integration remains unchanged, for it is a choice of the Ukrainian people. The President added that active reforms being implemented in Ukraine are also directly linked to our desire to achieve the European standards of life quality.
"Everything we do in the framework of European integration, these reforms taking place now in Ukraine, we do, primarily, for the Ukrainian people. This process will continue. We have beliefs that we will not change and these are the beliefs of our citizens," said Viktor Yanukovych.
The President made positive remarks about the development of relations between Ukraine and the EU. "The relations between Ukraine and the EU have never been more predictable than in these one and a half years. We are very proud of this. Because it is the achievement of all the political forces and civil society in Ukraine," he said. He particularly noted that the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU also providing the establishment of a comprehensive free trade area is "nearing completion.”
