Poroshenko names date of EU-Ukraine Summit

The EU-Ukraine Summit will be held on May 19, 2016, an UNIAN correspondent reported referring to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko's statement during a joint press conference with President of the European Council Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Thursday.

The Ukrainian president said he hopes that the EU-Ukraine summits will be held on a regular basis.

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