BRUSSELS, Sept. 26 – The 18th round of talks on the creation of a free trade area between Ukraine and the EU, which began in Brussels on September 19, will last until mid-October, said Valeriy Piatnytsky, the head of the Ukrainian delegation.

"Everything has been done, including a meeting between First Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Kliuyev and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, in order to resolve all of the conceptual issues and most technical issues," Piatnytsky said. “Final work is now underway."