ODESA, NOVEMBER 13th, 2013, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE ― Expert analyst Mykola Shutov believes that the most beneficial cooperation for Odesa with Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

Mykola Shutov noted today, 13 November, during the round-table discussion: “A free trade area with the EU: regional expectations on the eve of the signing of the Association Agreement”.

“In the context of collaboration and cooperation for Odesa the most beneficial are Bulgaria, Romania and Greece. First of all, they are beneficial because of their geographical proximity, but also in virtue of the socio-economic proximity. On one side they are close to us, and on the other, they have the entry into the European Union,” he noted.