KIEV, Oct. 5 – The government will form negotiation groups in the near future to start drawing up a new agreement on a free trade area with the Commonwealth of Independent States, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Andriy Kliuyev said.

"Ukraine supports the creation of a free trade area within the CIS, and we'll make full use of all of its advantages," Kliuyev said.

He added that, according to experts' estimates, the effective use of the free trade area could increase Ukraine's trade with the CIS countries by a third.