Poroshenko expresses hope for more EU support for Ukraine's European integration
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday expressed hope that the European Union would boost its support for Ukraine and for its plans for European integration.
In a phone call on Friday, Poroshenko and European Council President Donald Tusk "discussed the last remaining details of preparations for a Ukraine-EU summit" to be held in Kyiv on Monday, the Ukrainian president's office said in a statement.
"Donald Tusk declared readiness for further efforts to strengthen the European Union's solidarity with Ukraine. Petro Poroshenko expressed hope that, during the summit, powerful signals would come from the European Union in support of Ukraine and its European integration," it said.
"The Ukrainian president also stressed the importance of closer relations between Ukraine and the EU in the sphere of security and defense. [He and Tusk] came to an agreement to continue coordinated action in the international arena in seeking the deployment of a mission under the EU aegis to speed up the peace process in Donbas," the office said.
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