U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has arrived in Ukraine, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported.

Tillerson's plane landed at Kyiv's Boryspil airport at around 09:50 local time on Sunday. The U.S. delegation was met by First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.

After he left the plane, Tillerson was greeted with bread and salt, then he got into a car and left the airport's zone.

Tillerson is scheduled to hold talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on Sunday.

"Secretary Tillerson makes his first official visit to Kyiv, Ukraine on July 9, where he will meet President Poroshenko and with young reformers from government and civil society," the U.S. Department of State said in a statement on the visit. "The Secretary will reaffirm America's commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, while encouraging the Government of Ukraine to continue implementing reforms that will strengthen Ukraine's economic, political, and military resilience."

On the same day, the Secretary will travel to Istanbul, Turkey, where he will meet with senior Turkish officials to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues. He will stay in Turkey until July 10.