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7. Welcomes the decision of the European Council to sign the political chapters of the Association Agreement before the presidential elections in Ukraine; welcomes the European Council’s commitment to ensuring that the EU unilaterally adopts measures that will allow Ukraine to benefit substantially from the advantages offered in the Deep and Comprehensive Trade Area, such as the application of provisions related to the import of goods by reducing tariffs and opening tariff rate quotas; reiterates that the outstanding parts of the AA/DCFTA should be signed as soon as possible; insists on the need for clear signals demonstrating to Russ ...[+++]ia that nothing in this agreement endangers or harms future cooperative bilateral political and economic relations between Ukraine and Russia; welcomes the recent recognition by the Council that the Association Agreement, including a DCFTA, does not constitute a final goal in EU-Ukraine cooperation; stresses, furthermore, that Article 49 TEU refers to all European states, including Ukraine, which has a European perspective, and may apply to become a Member of the Union, provided that it adheres to the principles of democracy, respects fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights, and ensures the rule of law;

Unanimity also applies to association agreements, economic, financial and technical agreements with candidate countries, and agreements on subjects for which unanimity is required for internal decisions.

Although the country is not a member of the European Union, it is associated to it within the European Economic Area (EEA). It applies almost all European legislation and has asked to join the Schengen area for the free movement of persons.

On 10 October 2008, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply, by adding three persons to the list given the information related to their association with Al-Qaida.

4. The EU has raised the issue of the universal acceptance and implementation of the Ottawa Convention in the meetings involving political dialogue on global disarmament and arms control that it has held with all associate countries, with the EFTA countries that are members of the European Economic Area, with Canada, with the United States and with other countries such as Australia and regional groups such as the SADC.

4. The EU has raised the issue of the universal acceptance and implementation of the Ottawa Convention in the meetings involving political dialogue on global disarmament and arms control that it has held with all associate countries, with the EFTA countries that are members of the European Economic Area, with Canada, with the United States and with other countries such as Australia and regional groups such as the SADC.