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Ukrainian Prism: Foreign Policy 2017 Ukrainian Prism: Foreign Policy 2017 EDITORS: HENNADIY MAKSAK | HANNA SHELEST | NADIIA BUREIKO | NADIIA KOVAL | MARIA KOVAL UKRAINIAN PRISM: FOREIGN POLICY 2017 UKRAINIAN PRISM: FOREIGN POLICY 2017 Contacts The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Oce in Ukraine those of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 34 Puschkinska str., 01004 Kyiv, Ukraine Commercial use of any materials, printed by the Friedrich- Tel.: +38 044 2340038 Fax: +38 044 4514031 Ebert-Stiftung, is not allowed without written consent of FES. http://www.fes.kiev.ua Contacts: [email protected] Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” http://www.prismua.org [email protected] УДК 327(477)"2017"(048.83) =111 Editors: Hennadiy Maksak, Hanna Shelest, PhD, Nadiia Bureiko, PhD, Nadiia Koval, Maria Koval Consultants: O. Genchev, Y. Filipenko, Amb., Dr. S. Korsunskyi, D. Konyshev, Dr. I. Lossovsky, Amb., Dr. A. Veselovskyi Ukrainian Prism: Foreign Policy 2017. Analytical study // Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Office in Ukraine – Kyiv, 2018. – 224 p. ISBN 978-617-7157-69-3 This analytical study represents a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the Ukrainian foreign policy in 2017. 50 Directions were analysed – from cooperation with key partners and international organizations to public diplomacy. Five evaluation criteria – indicators, based on the new model of research methodology, were applied. The experts have studied and assessed activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament) and other institutions, involved into the creation and implementation of the foreign policy of Ukraine. This study is the third annual study. Previous years analysis can be found at http://prismua.org The reference to the author and the analytical study are obligatory in the cases of complete or partial use of its materials. © Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Office in Ukraine, 2018. Content Introduction ....................................................................................... 5 Methodology of Research .............................................................. 6 Foreign Policy of Ukraine in 2017 ...............................................14 1. G -7 Сountries .............................................................................. 25 United Kingdom .................................................................................. 26 Italy ......................................................................................................30 Canada ................................................................................................. 34 Germany .............................................................................................. 37 USA .......................................................................................................41 France .................................................................................................. 45 Japan ....................................................................................................48 2. European Integration................................................................ 52 European Union .................................................................................. 53 Political dialogue .......................................................................... 54 Economic cooperation .................................................................. 56 Visa-free dialogue ......................................................................... 58 Eastern Partnership .............................................................................61 European Energy Community ............................................................ 64 3. Euroatlantic Integration .......................................................... 67 4. Bilateral Relations ......................................................................71 Belarus ................................................................................................. 72 Georgia ..................................................................................................75 Israel .................................................................................................... 78 Iran.......................................................................................................82 China ....................................................................................................85 Lithuania ..............................................................................................88 Moldova ................................................................................................91 Poland .................................................................................................. 95 Romania ...............................................................................................99 Slovakia .............................................................................................. 102 Turkey .................................................................................................105 Hungary ............................................................................................. 108 Russia ...................................................................................................111 Political relations .........................................................................112 Economic relations ......................................................................114 Energy relations ..........................................................................116 5. Regional Cooperation Asia-Pacific Region ............................................................................ 120 Middle East .........................................................................................124 Western Balkans ................................................................................ 128 Baltic States ........................................................................................132 Visegrad Four .....................................................................................136 Northern Europe ............................................................................... 140 Latin America .....................................................................................145 South Asia ...........................................................................................149 Sub-Saharan Africa .............................................................................153 Central Asia.........................................................................................157 Black Sea Region ................................................................................161 6. International Organizations OSCE ...................................................................................................166 United Nations ...................................................................................170 Council of Europe ...............................................................................174 7. Multilateral Initiatives Human Rights ....................................................................................179 Climate Change .................................................................................. 183 Nuclear Non-proliferation ..................................................................187 International Security ........................................................................191 8. Build-up international support on countering Russian aggression ........................................................................195 9. Economic Diplomacy ................................................................199 10. Public Diplomacy ..................................................................203 11. Ukrainians Abroad .................................................................207 Summary table of the foreign policy evaluation in 2017 ..... 211 Recommendations to the Ukraine’s Foreign Policy Agenda 2018 ....................................................................................215 Abbreviations ................................................................................. 218 Authors and Consultants ............................................................220 On Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” ..................... 224 On Friedrich Ebert Foundation ................................................ 225 Dear Friends, We are pleased to present you the third issue of the annual analytical report “Ukrainian Prism: Foreign Policy 2017”. Traditionally in this report, experts of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” in partnership with the Regional Representation of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine analysed details of the Ukrainian foreign policy elaboration and implementation, as well as systematically evaluated its success according to the proposed scale. Every year we improve our methodology of evaluation and take into account results of the discussions held both in Ukraine and abroad. While preparing this year foreign policy assessment, we decided to expand it with some important geographical and functional directions. In such a way, the total number of the analysed foreign policy vectors reached 50. The overall score of the 2017 assessment of the foreign policy performance has improved. Among the positive results, one can clearly see the activation of the institutions that elaborate and implement the foreign policy in the
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