KYIV, Aug 29 - Ukraine and Canada intend in the near future to start discussing the issue of expanding the Free Trade Agreement between the countries, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko has said.

"I think it's time to expand the Free Trade Agreement to the sphere of services and investment. This is the next logical step, and I think that we are even late with the start of these negotiations ... In the coming months, I think no later than October, we will begin negotiations on expanding the scope of the agreement," the ambassador said on the air of Radio NV.