Poroshenko to visit Israel on Dec 22-23

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will pay a state visit to Israel on December 22 and December 23, 2015.

The press service of the head of state reported on Saturday that the Ukrainian president is to meet President of Israel Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.

The Ukrainian president will deliver his speech to the Knesset (Parliament) of the State of Israel..

A number of bilateral documents are due to be signed during the visit.