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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday discussed by phone the results of the Ukraine-EU-Eurasian Troika summit, which was held in Minsk on Aug. 26. 

“The sides discussed the outcome of the Ukraine-EU-Eurasian Troika summit, which took place in Minsk on August 26. Petro Poroshenko thanked Jose Manuel Barroso for personal efforts to ensure the high level of the EU’s participation in the Minsk summit,” the presidential press service reported on Aug. 27.

Poroshenko and Barroso also agreed that the EU’s further participation in multilateral meetings would be productive.

The Ukrainian president also confirmed readiness to meet with the presidents of the European Union and the European Commission during a visit to Brussels on August 29-30.