President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Pedro Agramunt, who is on an official visit to Ukraine, has expressed his hope for the soonest release of PACE member and Ukrainian MP Nadia Savchenko, who is being held by Russia, the Ukrainian president's press service reported.

"PACE and me personally are closely observing the situation around our colleague Nadia Savchenko. I hope that I will soon have an opportunity to greet her," Agramunt said during a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on Friday.

During the meeting, Poroshenko paid special attention to the need to return Ukrainian citizens who were illegally detained and convicted in Russia, particularly Savchenko, to their homeland as soon as possible. He also said he hoped Yuriy Soloshenko and Hennadiy Afanasyev will also return to Ukraine soon, the press service reported.

The head of state thanked the PACE president for the Assembly's support and consistent position in the abovementioned issue.

"We urge PACE to use all instruments for the liberation of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia. In this context, your support and consistent position are crucial," Petro Poroshenko noted.

The parties discussed prospects of important economic, social and internal political reforms in Ukraine. The PACE president welcomed the appointment of the new prosecutor general of Ukraine and expressed comprehensive support for the policy of reforms of the Ukrainian authorities, inter alia, anti-corruption measures, efficient decentralization and judicial reform based on respective constitutional amendments.