Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko at a meeting with Foreign Minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn has noted that Ukraine hopes for his country's support and solidarity with Ukraine in the issue of confronting Russian aggression.

"According to the head of state, Ukraine is hopeful that Luxembourg, which presides in the EU Council in the second half of the year, will increase the EU's support and solidarity with Ukraine in the issue of confronting Russian aggression and implementing reforms," .

The parties discussed the development of the situation in Donbas, the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements and the results of the recent phone conversations in the framework of the Normandy format. Poroshenko emphasized that the most important task for today is to secure full and sustainable ceasefire.

He also noted that Ukraine makes tremendous efforts to solve humanitarian problems of people who found themselves in the occupied areas of Donbas. Particularly, humanitarian-logistic centers are being opened in the checkpoints on the contact line, where people can buy all the necessary commodities at Ukrainian prices that are much lower than the prices in the occupied territories.

In his turn, Asselborn commended strict fulfillment of the Minsk agreements by Ukraine.

The parties also discussed prospects of completing the ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. The president informed that the Italian Senate ratified the Agreement today and expressed hope that Greece and Cyprus will not delay this matter.

The interlocutors also discussed prospects of introducing visa-free regime for Ukrainian citizens.

Poroshenko asked Asselborn to convey his invitation to Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel to visit Ukraine.

The Ukrainian president also expressed the hope that the Yalta European Strategy Forum which was founded in Crimea and moved to Kyiv because of the annexation of the peninsula will return to the Ukrainian Crimea.