OREANDA-NEWS. April 27, 2015.  The Ukrainian delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food for European integration Ms. Vladyslava Rutytska, the EU delegation – by the Deputy Director General for Agriculture and Rural Development Ms. Monique Pariat.

The Tenth session of the Dialogue took place for the first time since the signature of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement and was focused on agricultural sector reforms and development of rural areas.

The Parties discussed the developments in the EU Common Agricultural Policy and the agricultural policy in Ukraine, agricultural trade relations of Ukraine and the European Union with the Russian Federation with the view to certain restrictions in food import. The Parties analysed in details the use by Ukrainian exporters of agricultural products of the advantages under the Autonomous Trade Measures offered by EU since April 2014, noting that there is significant potential for Ukrainian export to the EU.

The Parties also discussed specific issues of cooperation in the agrarian sphere, particularly the development of efficient and transparent land relations in Ukraine, implementation by Ukraine of provisions of the Association Agreement in the area of geographical indications, the development of legislation for organic agriculture and the support for small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises.