KIEV, March 21 - The 17-year process of the contractual and legal registration of a free trade area of the Commonwealth of Independent States should be completed as scheduled in May, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade Andriy Kliuyev said.

While speaking in Moscow at an international economic forum, he noted that the conclusion of such an agreement was crucial for Ukraine and Russia, as this will provide the necessary and sufficient conditions for enhancing integration processes throughout the commonwealth.