KYIV. Oct 2 (Interfax) - The 22nd Ukraine-EU summit will take place in Brussels on October 6, 2020.
"This will be the first bilateral EU summit with a partner country which will be held in Brussels in the traditional 'live' format since the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic. The Ukrainian delegation at the summit will be led by President Volodymyr Zelensky, the EU delegation will be led by Presidents of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen," the presidential press service said on Friday.
According to the press service, the leaders will discuss priority issues relating to Ukraine-EU relations, including further steps to implement the Association Agreement, the deepening of sectoral integration between Ukraine and the EU, cooperation in the context of dealing with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and further EU support of the process of reforms in Ukraine.
According to the statement, special attention will be paid to the security situation in "the territories of Donbas temporarily occupied by Russia," as well as the discussion of ways to strengthen coordination of the efforts of Ukraine and the EU to "de-occupy Crimea and protect the rights of Crimeans."
The summit participants are expected to sign a number of financial agreements between Ukraine and the EU within the European Neighborhood Instrument, in particular, to support eastern Ukraine, civil society and mitigate the effects of climate change.
It is also planned to sign agreements with the European Investment Bank which envisage the provision of funding to improve the energy efficiency of public buildings and the modernization and digitalization of Ukrposhta.