President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko emphasizes the importance of the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis to Ukraine.
“To mark the 26th anniversary of Independence of Ukraine, the defense ministers of our partner countries, including the U.S. Secretary of Defense, will arrive in Kyiv. James Mattis is a great friend of Ukraine and I am sure that these negotiations will be extremely important for strengthening the defense capability of our state,” Poroshenko said during a working visit to the Kirovohrad region on August 21.
The president also recalled that in June of this year, his visit to Washington took place, where important talks were held with U.S. President Donald Trump, as well as key U.S. ministers.
As is known, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis will visit Kyiv on August 23-24, where he intends, in particular, to meet with Poroshenko and Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak.
