OREANDA-NEWS. July 19, 2011. Ukraine and the European Commission ready to coordinate all basic positions of the profound and comprehensive free trade area between Ukraine and EU before the summit of East partnership which is in September 29. This common understanding reached by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the EU Commissioner of Trade Karel de Gucht during talks in Brussels.

"The Agreement on FTA should be prepared as soon as possible. European side understands this", - Karel de Gucht noted this during meeting.

Sides ascertained that negotiations between Ukraine and EU on creation of the profound and universal FTA are on the closing stage. In this context before trunk-call commands set a task to complete coordination of all technical issues and find compromise wording in the questions that remain open.

During the meeting Gryshchenko and Karel de Gucht agreed that introduction of FTA becomes powerful spur in the further economic growth of Ukraine and the important tool of gradual integration of Ukraine in a home market of EU.