On May 18 tripartite Ministerial consultations Ukraine - EU - Russia on the implementation of Ukraine-EU Association Agreement in part of a deep and comprehensive free trade area took place in Brussels.

Ukrainian delegation was headed by Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin, the EU side – by the European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström, the delegation of the Russian Federation – by the Minister of Economic Development of Russia Alexey Ulyukaev.

As a result of consultations the parties issued the Joint Operational Conclusions by the European Commission, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.