Poroshenko and Merkel agreed to meet at the ASEM conference
The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on the phone agreed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on bilateral negotiations during the ASEM summit, which will take place on 16-17 October. " Petro Poroshenko and Angela Merkel coordinated actions yesterday summit of the Asia-Europe (ASEM) in Milan on October 16-17, and agreed on holding meetings both in bilateral and multilateral formats, according to the report of the press service Poroshenko, which leads to RIA " Novosti ". ASEM is an International organization that brings together the countries of East Asia and Europe. It is attended by 48 countries, which account for two-thirds of world trade and about 60% of the world gross product, as Well as the bodies of 2 integration - the European Commission and the ASEAN Secretariat. The forum is Also possible meeting between Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Sunday they had discussed on the phone the preparations for the negotiations in the framework of the forthcoming forum. It was also noted that in Milan can take place the meeting of the presidents of Russia and Ukraine centuries Putin and Petro Poroshenko. First foreign Minister S. Lavrov Century expressed the hope that the visit of the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin in Milan at the summit forum " Asia - Europe " will provide an opportunity to better understand the mood of the European partners.