The FINANCIAL — The situation in Ukraine remains on the top of the EU’s agenda, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said yesterday in Kyiv, stressing the need to stop any sense of violence and intimidation. “The situation here is of enormous importance to all of us,” she said, citing her recent discussions with EU leaders, member states and her contacts with “colleagues across the world, not least in the United States, Canada, other countries.”
Following her meetings with President Yanukovych and representatives of civil society, “who are deeply engaged in the discussion on the future of the country,” Ashton stressed the need for a serious dialogue between different parties, people, in order to try and address the common concerns about the future of the country. The EU would be pleased to help in this dialogue, she said, but “this is and must be Ukrainian led, and it is really important that it goes forward.”
After the passing of the Amnesty Law in the Ukrainian parliament, Ashton said it was important to think about the Constitution and constitutional reforms, according to EU Neighbourhood Info. “And then moving further forward, to think about forthcoming elections, free and fair elections, that will take place in the future and the importance of engagement of those who can help support that process.”
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