KIEV, Nov. 12 – Ukraine should not expect an imminent positive effect from the launch of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) with the European Union on January 1, 2016, said Jan Tombinski, head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine has said.

The Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area will be set in motion on January 1, 2016, and there should be no doubt that it may be delayed, the ambassador said at an international trade and industry conference dedicated to Ukraine-EU export/import operations in 2016 and the readiness of the authorities and businesses held in Kiev on Thursday.