UN Secretary General will raise Savchenko's case during meetings with Russian reps

18:29, 23.03.2016 1 min read

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a meeting at the organization's HQ with Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Volodymyr Yelchenko has expressed concern over the situation around parliamentarian and Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko.

Ukraine's envoy said on Wednesday evening that the issue will remain in discussions between Ban Ki-moon and senior Russian officials.

The UN Secretary General said Ukraine could count on his support.

During the meeting Yelchenko informed Ban Ki-moon about Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's initiative to bring Savchenko back to Ukraine as soon as possible.