Poroshenko apologized to Lukashenko for the fact that he will not attend the CIS summit
During a telephone conversation, the presidents of Belarus and Ukraine Petro Poroshenko apologized for the fact that you will not be able to attend the conference of the CIS in Minsk. Poroshenko " urged Belarusian President as head of the Commonwealth to bring Ukraine's position to other participants of the meeting, shall be notified on the Internet representation of Alexander Lukashenko. It is also said that Ukraine's desire at the conference will be the Ambassador of Ukraine to Belarus. Poroshenko Also asked to bring to the participants the position of Ukraine in connection with the events in Luhansk and Donetsk regions. He informed the head of Belarus about the planned meeting with the head of state of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to be held in the near future. According to Poroshenko, in the course of this meeting will be discussed the whole range of issues of Ukrainian-Russian agenda, including the cessation of armed confrontation in the South-East of Ukraine. The two presidents Also discussed issues of bilateral cooperation. Poroshenko has made the initiative Lukashenko to meet in the near future on the area of Ukraine and to consider a range of issues of bilateral relations and international agenda. On Thursday, the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said that the country at the forthcoming CIS summit in Minsk, May be represented at the ambassadorial level. The summit of the CIS leaders was scheduled for 10 October in the capital of Belarus. On Wednesday, a source in the diplomatic circles reported that the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko until not confirmed its participation in the Council of heads of CIS States in Minsk on the last working day of the week. However, as stated, Kiev openly admitted that you have decided to leave the CIS, although in March gave a promise not only to escape but also to introduce a visa regime with Russia. Remember, in March of Ukraine suspended the chairmanship in the CIS.