This statement was made by Ukraine's Economy Minister Serhiy Teriokhin the day before in London at an investment conference.
As Bloomberg notes, this step demonstrates that Ukraine is beginning to seriously strengthen trade ties with Western Europe.
According to Serhiy Teriokhin, such a decision will allow increasing the share of the euro in Ukraine's gold and foreign currency reserves, which currently stand at about $9.5 billion, by almost 25%.
In addition, the minister believes that the switch to settlements in euros will also ensure "managed and freer fluctuation" of the hryvnia exchange rate, which since 1998 had been rigidly pegged to the dollar.
Initially, the dollar peg will be replaced by a "currency basket," Teriokhin reported, adding that it is too early to say yet what the "new currency exchange system will look like."
The Ukrainian Investment Summit will be held in the British capital on March 15 and 16. The conference is attracting great attention. The hall of the upscale hotel where it is taking place could not yesterday accommodate all those wishing to take part in the summit - instead of the planned 250 guests, more than 400 arrived.