Interfax-Ukraine
17:20 06.03.2017

Klimkin to meet with U.S. secretary of state in U.S. on March 6-7

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Klimkin to meet with U.S. secretary of state in U.S. on March 6-7

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin will visit the U.S. on a working visit on March 6-7 and is scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mariana Betsa has said.

"On March 6-7, 2017 Klimkin is paying a working visit to Washington. The purpose of the trip is to provide further impetus for the intensive political dialogue between Ukraine and the U.S. in the debate on a wide range of practical issues on the agenda of the Ukrainian-American Strategic Partnership," she told Interfax-Ukraine on Monday.

Betsa also noted that this level of dialogue will be held in the context of the restoration of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, as well as Washington's support for gradual promotion of internal reforms in Ukraine.

The spokesperson of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that the program of the visit includes Klimkin's meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson, representatives of the presidential administration and the U.S. Congress.

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