BRUSSELS, Feb. 5 – EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule has expressed regret that the Ukrainian authorities have failed to pass the necessary legislation to switch to the second stage of the action plan on liberalization of visa regime.

"Now it is a pity that we are still short of a couple of legislative acts for finalizing the first stage of this visa liberalization action plan. I hope very much that the preparation for a summit, the summit itself will be used by the Ukrainian authorities to create a momentum in this area," Fule said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine ahead of his visit to Kiev.