The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko holds in Kiev meeting with the Prime Minister, Sweden Stephen Leuven, after negotiations are Expected General briefing, informs press service of the Ukrainian head.

first Minister of foreign Affairs of Sweden, Margot wallstr?m said that Sweden wants to increase its support for Kiev, providing up to 2020 1, 5 billion Swedish kronor (?150 million) on reforms. In addition, According to wallstr?m, her government would contribute to the work of the monitoring mission of the OSCE in the East of Ukraine.

"the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko meets with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden Stefan Leven, who is on a visit to Ukraine. It is planned that after the talks, the head of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Sweden, will meet with representatives of mass media ", - said in the report.

Sweden is among the EU members, the most actively supported the new Ukrainian leadership after the change of power in the country in February 2014. At the same time were assigned to the presidential election, who in may won Poroshenko.

in April of last year, the government of Ukraine began in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand people.

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