Seven EU countries support visa abolition for Ukrainians| Ukrinform
KYIV, May 16 /Ukrinform/. The foreign ministers of seven European countries, the members of Visegrad Group (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Sweden and Romania) supported the abolition of visa regime for Georgia and Ukraine "in the near future."
The relevant issue was discussed during the meeting of the foreign ministers of seven EU countries held in Bratislava on Friday, the Polish Foreign Ministry reported.
The meeting was also attended by head of European diplomacy Federica Mogherini, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn, as well as the heads of foreign ministers of the Eastern Partnership, including Ukraine.
"The heads of diplomacy focused on the issue of mobility. They hoped that at the Riga summit there would be made the decisions that would guarantee further development of the process of visa abolishment with the countries of the Eastern Partnership, including the abolition of EU visas for citizens of Ukraine and Georgia in the near future," the statement said.
The ministers expressed hope that the summit would bring "concrete results" regarding deepening and strengthening of the European cooperation with eastern partners.