Ukraine has supported the UK's initiative to hold a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council devoted to the issue of terrorist threat to aviation security, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has said.

"We welcome the initiative of the United Kingdom to convene a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss terrorist threat to aviation security. This should become a strong signal that the council is ready to act decisively to prevent future tragedies," Poroshenko said, speaking at the 71st UN General Assembly in New York.