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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that all branches of power in Ukraine should see work on a visa-free regime with the European Union as a priority.

“All the tasks we’ve got and our plans include are absolutely clear and concrete,” he said at a meeting on the fulfillment by Ukraine of the European Commission’s recommendations for introducing a visa-free regime with the European Union, the presidential press service reported on June 16.

The president demanded that an update on the fulfillment of the recommendations should be prepared by Aug. 17.

“The implementation of the plan requires accurate and well-coordinated efforts by the government, the Verkhovna Rada, sectorial agencies and the National Security and Defense Council to adopt and introduce a number of laws. The president stressed that the lion’s share of these problems could be solved even during the parliament’s current session,” the press service said.