KIEV, Sept. 21 – Former Federal Chancellor of Austria Alfred Gusenbauer and former President of the European Commission Romano Prodi have said that cooperation is the right decision to take in relations between Ukraine and the European Union.

The politicians expressed this opinion in an article entitled "Ukraine Shows its Readiness to Cooperate with the EU. Europe Should be Proud of It," published in Austrian newspaper Die Presse.

"Since 1945 Europe has repeatedly practiced cooperation and a partnership policy with its neighbors, which was aimed at reinforcing European values and our view of democracy. Present attempts to isolate and marginalize Ukraine could lead to the opposite result. That's why we're sure that the right decision in EU-Ukrainian relations in any case is cooperation, but not isolation," Gusenbauer and Prodi said.