Poroshenko To Travel To Israel On Sunday To Sign Free Trade Agreement - Press Release

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published January 20, 2019 | 05:33 PM

KIEV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th January, 2019) Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko will pay a two-day official visit to Israel starting on Sunday where he is expected to sign a free trade agreement, Poroshenko's office said.

"On January 20-21, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will pay an official visit to Israel," the press release read.

Poroshenko will hold talks with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset speaker Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, according to the press release.

"The signing of the agreement on free trade between the Ukrainian cabinet and the Israeli government is planned during the visit," the press release added.

The Ukrainian president will also meet with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, the press release noted.