Kuleba expects negotiations on Ukraine's accession to EU to begin by end of 2023

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba made the announcement on January 23 during an online speech at the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

"We have high expectations from the EU-Ukraine summit on February 3 and the joint meeting of the Ukrainian government and the EU College on the eve of the summit. We expect tangible practical results from both events," the Foreign Minister said.

Kuleba noted that Ukraine is finalizing the implementation of the European Commission's recommendations and expects a positive report from the European Commission this spring.

"We are convinced that pre-accession negotiations should begin as soon as possible after Ukraine has implemented the recommendations and the European Commission's positive assessment. Ukraine is making every effort and I am convinced that we should start pre-accession negotiations by the end of 2023," the minister said.