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An official ceremony of the meeting between President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid, who is on an official visit to Ukraine, was held in the square in front of the Presidential Administration.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a phone conversation with President of Slovakia Andrej Kiska. The interlocutors discussed the topical issues of the bilateral agenda, positively noted the dynamics of political contacts between Ukraine and Slovakia and discussed preparations for the NATO summit that will be held in Brussels in July.

The interlocutors discussed the situation in the Donbas and joint efforts to implement the Minsk agreements. The Federal Chancellor informed the Head of State of the results of recent talks with the President of the Russian Federation in Sochi.

On May 22, 2018, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will hold a meeting with President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid who will make an official visit to Ukraine at the invitation of the Head of State.

President Petro Poroshenko and his wife Maryna Poroshenko took part in the ceremony commemorating the victims of political repressions on the territory of the National Historical Memorial Preserve "Bykivnia Graves".

"We, the Ukrainian people, made our European choice. We confidently leave the sphere of Russian influence," the President said during the events commemorating the victims of political repressions in Bykivnia.

"The way of Ukrainians to God does not go through Moscow. We have our own way. I am convinced that the Tomos of Autocephaly given to our Ukrainian Church will complete the assertion of independence of Ukraine in spiritual dimension. It will also strengthen our national security, because it will automatically weaken the country-aggressor’s influence on domestic Ukrainian affairs," Petro Poroshenko emphasized.

President Petro Poroshenko together with his wife Maryna Poroshenko took part in festivities on the occasion of Europe Day in Ukraine. The President congratulated the inhabitants of Vinnytsia and all Ukraine on this holiday.

President Petro Poroshenko signed a Decree to enact the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on the final termination of Ukraine's participation in the statutory bodies of the CIS. The Head of State informed this during a speech in Vinnytsia at celebrations on the occasion of Europe Day.

The President set tasks for new Khmelnytskyi RSA Head Vadym Lozovyi on the development of the region.