Poroshenko to meet Merkel in Berlin on February 1

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko will make a working visit to Germany on February 1, the presidential press-service reported.

During his stay in Berlin, Ukraine's leader will hold bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The leaders of Ukraine (Petro Poroshenko), France (Francois Hollande), Germany (Angela Merkel) and Russia (Vladimir Putin) held a 'Normandy format' telephone conference call on December 30.

Ukraine's presidential press service said Poroshenko told the leaders of the escalation of the war in eastern Ukraine and stressed that Russia and Russian-backed militants must abide by the Minsk agreements.

Source: MENA