President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has held a meeting with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Suma Chakrabarti in Kyiv and thanked the EBRD for continuing support for reforms in Ukraine and expressed hope for the further strengthening of relations.

"We highly appreciate the EBRD's active role in implementing projects in the public sector, particularly in energy and transport, as well as investing in private and banking sectors," Poroshenko said.

The president of Ukraine called on the EBRD to make more use of opportunities for cooperation with the local authorities, since thanks to decentralization they received additional financial powers.

Poroshenko positively assessed the EBRD's activities in the administration of the Chornobyl Shelter Fund and the Nuclear Safety Account.