President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered Taras Kachka, former Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration in Ukraine, the position of Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union in Brussels.
According to Ukrinform, the President announced this on Facebook.
During a meeting with Taras Kachka, Zelensky thanked him for his work and noted that he had made "important progress” in bringing Ukraine closer to EU membership: “We are awaiting decisions on four more clusters. I believe Taras will be able to carry out this work most effectively at Ukraine’s Mission to the European Union in Brussels. Given Taras’s proven track record and experience in trade policy, he will combine this work with the European Union with the role of Ukraine’s trade representative – within the framework of our bilateral trade agreements with key partners.”
The President added that government officials and the diplomatic team at the Office of the President will support Taras Kachka in carrying out his assigned tasks.
He also set tasks related to European integration. Zelensky urged to “develop more sectoral, meticulous work to advance through the clusters already opened in Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations, as well as focus on engagement both with the EU institutions and with the national governments of EU member states to open the next clusters”.
