This was reported by the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Development Roksolana Pidlassa after a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland Thordis Gylfadottir.
Also, the Ukrainian side asked to include the export of agricultural products in the treaty.
At the meeting, the parties discussed an increase in Ukrainian exports and the prospect of revising Ukraine's agreement with EFTA.
"Today Ukraine is officially requesting a revision of the agreement, to include the agricultural section there and, of course, expects the other three countries to cancel all duties on Ukrainian products. Courageous Ukrainian business, which continues to produce and export during the war, should have a competitive advantage in all European countries - this is a task for our government," Roksolana Podlasa stressed.
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) was founded in 1960. It brings together countries that are not members of the European Union. Ukraine signed a free trade area agreement with EFTA in 2011.
We shall remind you that on 3 June the decision to suspend duties on imports of Ukrainian products to the EU came into force. Prior to that, the USA suspended section 232 tariffs on steel imports from Ukraine a year earlier.
The UK also prematurely abolished all duties and quotas on imports of Ukrainian products to support the country's wartime economy. In 2021, exports of Ukrainian products to Britain amounted to $1.1 billion, an increase of 62.4% compared to 2020.
PigUA.info by agravery.com