Poroshenko likely to meet Obama, Merkel, Juncker, Trudeau in Paris - source

17:10, 25.11.2015 1 min read

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will hold a series of bilateral meetings with foreign leaders during his visit to Paris on November 29-30, where he will attend the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference, a source in diplomatic circles has told Interfax-Ukraine.

"At present, meetings of the president with [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel, [President of the European Commission Jean-Claude] Juncker and [Prime Minister of Canada Justin] Trudeau are being arranged. He is also likely will meet with [U.S. President] Barack Obama," the source told the agency on Wednesday.

Diplomats are also working on organizing Poroshenko's bilateral meetings with leaders from different regions of the world.

The Ukrainian president is also scheduled to speak at the UN climate change conference in Paris on November 30.