KIEV/BRUSSELS, May 31 – Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Economic Development and Trade Andriy Kliuyev and EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule met in Brussels on Tuesday and discussed preparations for the next round of talks on the creation of a free trade area between Ukraine and the EU, which will be held in Kiev on June 20-24, 2011.

The press office of the first deputy prime minister reported that Kliuyev and Fule had reaffirmed the common desire of both parties to complete the talks on the association agreement, including a free trade area, by the end of this year.