Poroshenko discusses Minsk deal, visas in Brussels today

On Thursday in Brussels, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will hold talks with the leaders of the European Union.

At 10.00 Kyiv time the Head of State meets Presidents of European Council  Donald Tusk and European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker,  the Ukrinform’s own Brussels correspondent reports.

After 11.00 the three leaders are scheduled to make their statements for the press.

Further, according to the program of the visit, the President of Ukraine will take part in the summit of the European People's Party.

In addition, Poroshenko is due to meet the European Parliament President Martin Schulz, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, President of the EPP Joseph Daul.

The today’s agenda features such issues that the leaders will discuss - liberalization of the visa regime for Ukrainian nationals, implementation of the Minsk agreements, implementation of the Association Agreement EU-Ukraine, including a deep and comprehensive free trade

area.