Strategic directions of cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey through the prism of ratification of the free trade agreement

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of strategic directions of cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey through the prism of the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement. Scientific interest in the topic was aroused by the provisions of the Agreement on Free Trade between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Turkey in terms of the legal obligations of the states and their consequences for the parties. In the article, the author analyzed in historical retrospect the Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey. Also, the Framework Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of high technologies, aviation and space industries and its impact on the Free Trade Agreement and its formation were analyzed. The analysis of this Framework Agreement by the author was carried out through the prism of the specified legal obligations of the states, in particular, the legal obligations of Ukraine in terms of granting benefits and preferences to Turkish companies were investigated. In addition, the Memorandum of Understanding on the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Turkey and bilateral trade between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Turkey was examined. In particular, the author analyzed the provisions of the Memorandum as part of the proposed legal mechanisms for the protection of the market for agricultural products. The content of the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Turkey was analyzed taking into account the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture of the World Trade Organization. To fulfill the stated purpose of this research, the author investigated the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine in the part of regulating the principles of foreign economic activity regarding the compliance of the provisions of the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Turkey with domestic legislation.