Ukraine's Ambassador to the European Union Andriy Veselovsky handed in his letters of credence to European Commission President Jose Barroso, Ukraine's EU mission reported. Cabinet's press service reports.
After the delivery ceremony, Veselovsky and Barroso negotiated the vital issues of Ukraine's cooperation with the European Union. The European Commission President, particularly, highly appreciated the pace and quality of the negotiations with Ukraine on a new, enhanced agreement, and pointed out the high level of bilateral cooperation in power industry, which is already seen from the participation of the European Commission in the Kyiv Energy Summit on May 22 - 23, as well as on the issues of justice and interior affairs. Barroso also called on Ukraine's political forces and the whole of the civil society for active implementation of political and economic reforms.
In his turn, Veselovsky informed the EC President about results of the meeting of the interior and justice ministers of Ukraine and the EU Troika in Kyiv, and expressed gratitude to the European Commission for its weighty and constructive role in a deepening of relations with Ukraine.
