WASHINGTON: Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko expressed confidence Friday that Dutch voters next week will not reject his country’s cooperation deal with the European Union.
The Netherlands is to hold a referendum on Wednesday on the accord, which puts Ukraine on the path towards eventual EU membership, after a grassroots euroskeptic campaign.
Poroshenko met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Friday, and afterwards stressed the friendship between their countries.
He accused the campaigners who demanded the vote of having exploited the Ukraine question in order to strike a broader blow against the European project.
“The real purpose was …read more
Source: The Manila Times
