09:45 28.08.2018

Freeland cancels visit to Ukraine

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Freeland cancels visit to Ukraine

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, who planned to visit Ukraine on August 27 through August 29, has cancelled her visit over urgent talks, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said.

"It's really a pity that Chrystia Freeland has postponed her visit because of the need for urgent negotiations. Good luck to you @cafreeland and see you soon!" the Ukrainian minister of foreign affairs wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

In turn, Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine Roman Vashchuk said that Freeland canceled her visits to Kyiv and Paris over the talks about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

"Over the urgent events and talks about #NAFTA, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland postpones visits to Kyiv and Paris and will travel to Washington," the ambassador wrote in Twitter.

During the visit to Ukraine it was planned that Freeland meets the leadership of the state and heads of several ministries and participates in the 13th plenary meeting of heads of foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine.

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