Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko / REUTERS

In particular, on October 16, the president is to have bilateral meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister and President of the Council of the European Union Matteo Renzi, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso.

On October 17, Poroshenko is scheduled to have a multilateral meeting with Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande, Matteo Rezzi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Van Rompuy, and Barroso. The Ukrainian president will also have bilateral meetings with Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.