KIEV, March 28 – The Foreign Ministry has confirmed forecasts that a visa-free regime between the European Union and Ukraine will come into effect by summer.

"Starting from 28.03.17, citizens of Georgia will travel to EU countries without visas, and by the summer so will Ukrainians," the Consular Service Department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Twitter.

Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli expressed the hope that a visa-free regime with the EU for Ukrainian citizens will come into force by July this year.