23 May 2016 14:40

Poroshenko talks visit to Azerbaijan with Aliyev in Istanbul

KYIV. May 23 (Interfax) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as a part of the visit to Istanbul, Turkey.

The issue of preparation for Poroshenko's visit to Baku was discussed during the meeting, the Ukrainian presidential press service said on Monday.

"The heads of states arranged the holding of a Joint Bilateral Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation in the near future," the press service said in a report.