BELGRADE, Nov. 24 - The next round of trilateral negotiations on Ukraine-EU association issues is scheduled for December 1, Russian Foreign Ministry European cooperation department director Andrei Kelin told Interfax on Tuesday.

"Negotiations on a document which may lay the foundation of these relations have yet to be held. These negotiations are being conducted by representatives of the European Union, Russia and Ukraine. The next round of negotiations is due on December 1 at the level of economy ministers. It is being prepared very seriously, both by us and by the EU," Kelin said.