Canadian Prime Minister's first official visit to Ukraine

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau is on his first official visit to Ukraine. He arrived in Kyiv on Sunday afternoon, July 10, accompanied by his son Xavier, and will remain in Ukraine until July 12.

On Sunday night, Trudeau visited Kyiv's Mystetskyi Arsenal art and museum complex, where he met with Ukrainian president's envoy for Crimean Tatars' affairs Mustafa Dzhemilev (Cemilev) and Head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov.

On the morning of July 11, the Canadian premier laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kyiv, following which he met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

Later, Trudeau is scheduled to confer with Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman and Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy.

On Monday, Ukraine and Canada signed the milestone Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA).