KYIV. Feb 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin and his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland have discussed the prospects of trade between the two countries after the free trade area (FTA) agreement comes into force.
According to the press service of the foreign ministry of Ukraine, the parties in the framework of the Munich Security Conference discussed the issues of Ukrainian-Canadian bilateral cooperation, in particular, the prospects of intensification of Ukrainian-Canadian trade after the entry into force of the FTA agreement between the two countries.
“Chrystia Freeland assured of Canada’s full support for Ukraine in the context of Russia’s aggression against our country,” the press service said.
Klimkin, in turn, informed the interlocutor in detail on the situation in Donbas, in particular, about the recent escalation of violence in Avdiyivka and numerous human rights violations in the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol temporarily occupied by Russia.