OREANDA-NEWS. September 27, 2013. Before the official visit of Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov to the Republic of Belarus, which is scheduled on October 7-8 of this year, Ukraine and Belarus will create an expert group that will assess the current state of trade and economic relations and the prospects for their development after the introduction of free trade area between Ukraine and the EU.

The corresponding agreement was reached during a meeting of Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov and the PM of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich in Astana.

The Belarusian side is showing keen interest in the process of European integration and the new terms of trade regime, which will be introduce from the creation of a free trade area between Ukraine and the EU.