Ukraine starts consultations on visa liberalization with Canada
Ukraine urgently starts consultations on the liberalization of the visa regime with Canada, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.
"We have agreed that we immediately begin consultations on the liberalization of the visa regime. I am grateful to the Canadian side for starting this project," Poroshenko said in a joint statement with the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau in Kyiv on Monday.
The president said that the issue of visa liberalization was discussed during negotiations with the Canadian prime minister.
"First of all, I would like to inform you that the vast majority of visas are issued by the Canadian Embassy for the period of passport validity, and that is the implementation of the cooperation program we have given the start to. Secondly, we are closely working with our Canadian partners on reducing the number of refusals to Ukrainian citizens in obtaining Canadian visa, and I'm grateful for the absolutely clear position, which Mr. Prime Minister took in regard to this matter," Poroshenko said.
