The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavel Klimkin, will pay a working visit to Washington on May 8-10, during which he will attend a meeting of the basic group of the Munich Conference on Security.

"On May 8-10, 2017, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin will pay a working visit to. Washington (USA) to attend the meeting of the basic group of the Munich Conference on Security, during which he will discuss with the participants of the event the current security situation in the east of Ukraine and its impact on the security of Europe as a whole, "the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said..

The ministry also noted that during the visit Klimkin will hold a number of bilateral meetings with the participants of the event and US officials.

Earlier it was reported that Klimkin discussed with the EU High Representative for International and Security Policy Federika Magerini the aggravation of the situation in Donbass. The sides also discussed the schedule for further bilateral dialogue, in particular, the issue of preparations for the Ukraine-EU summit this year.