Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on Ukrainian diplomats to assist the privatization process in Ukraine, promote trade and help attract investment.

"We are launching a large-scale privatization program that includes not only Odesa Port-Side Plant, but port infrastructure, power generating and power supplying companies," Poroshenko said at a meeting with Ukrainian diplomats with the participation of Polish President Andrzej Duda in Kyiv on Wednesday.

"The principal position of our diplomatic service is to communicate unbiased information to potential bidders. I stress that the tenders are transparent and we invite foreign advisors," Poroshenko said.

Moreover, the Ukrainian diplomacy should become a driver of foreign trade and investment, the president said. In his words, the curtailment of the trade relations with Russia and launching the free trade area with the EU are creating a game-changing foreign economic environment for Ukraine.