Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on July 9 of this year, the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state reports.

"In accordance with the agreements of the presidents of Ukraine and the United States, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Ukraine on July 9. While in Kyiv, the head of the U.S. foreign policy department will be received by President Petro Poroshenko to discuss strengthening the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United States and continuing coordination of efforts to counter Russian aggression against Ukraine," reads a statement released on Tuesday afternoon.