Czech Republic could simplify visa regime with Ukraine

The Czech Republic supports Ukraine's suggestion that the visa regime between the two states should be simplified. After a meeting with the chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Lytvyn, the Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda said that the process needs to respect European Union's regulations. He suggested that visas should be abolished for the Czech Republic's citizens, and the citizens of Ukraine would acquire them free of charge in a simplified procedure. Mr Svoboda also said the Czech Republic would like to strengthen its political and economic relations with Ukraine after the recent political changes in the country.