Ukraine will introduce a visa -free regime for the EU citizens until the end of March

President Viktor Yushchenko announced on Friday that "Ukraine will introduce a visa -free regime for European citizens a few days later." “In turn, Ukraine expects a response from the European Union Member countries,” Yushchenko said, speaking in Kyiv at the Forum “Business and Power - Partners”.

According to Yushchenko, in Ukraine "there are a lot of youth, students, businessmen and other categories of the population who are entitled to simplified visa regime with EU countries."

“What is the threat of democracy or terrorism? This is not a threat to the border, visa regime or values,” he said.

Such a step, according to the President of Ukraine, would testify that "Europe is far -sighted, it welcomes the sprouts of democracy."

“Against this background, there is a spoonful of tar, which concerns illegal migration,” his press service quotes Yushchenko. According to him, in recent years, the volume of illegal flow has grown significantly and this problem has become more acute.

Yushchenko noted that about five million citizens of Ukraine who did not find a job in their homeland are abroad. For their return, it should be created annually according to a million jobs, reports ITAR-TASS.

The recently made a similar statement by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Anatoly Kina. Until March 29, Ukraine plans to introduce a visa -free regime with the countries of the European Union with the possibility of its extension, Kina told reporters.

It should be noted that under the “response”, Yushchenko definitely means the assistance of European countries the desire of Ukraine to join the European Union. On the eve of his visit to Germany, President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko said that the integration of Ukraine into the EU is the main goal of the current government.

"Integration with Europe is the goal for which during the" Orange Revolution "people gathered on the Maidan in Kyiv. They strove for a common European house. They had a similar goal, like the Germans who demolished the Berlin wall in 1989: the liberation of their country from slavery. Therefore, we are trying to pursue a morally justified policy. We are probably the last generation of politicians, which can be united Without Ukraine, Europe is not unfulfilled.