This is a list of international presidential trips made by Petro Poroshenko, the 5th President of Ukraine. As of, Petro Poroshenko has visited 33 countries.Also, Petro Poroshenko has made two visits as a president-elect, before his inauguration. On 4 June 2014, Petro Poroshenko has traveled to Warsaw to celebrate 25th anniversary of Poland's liberation.[1] On 6 June 2014, Petro Poroshenko has traveled to France as a personal guest of President François Hollande at the ceremonies for the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Bénouville, Normandy.[2]
| Number of visits | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 visit | Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City | |
| 2 visits | Belarus, Italy, Israel | |
| 3 visits | Switzerland, Turkey, United States | |
| 6 visits | France | |
| 7 visits |
The following international trips were made by President Petro Poroshenko in 2014:
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| France | Strasbourg | 26 June | President Petro Poroshenko addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).[3] | ||||
| Belgium | Brussels | 27 June | See also: Ukraine–European Union relations. A signing ceremony of the Association Agreement with the EU.[4] | ||||
| Belarus | Minsk | 26 August | See also: Belarus–Ukraine relations. Consultations in the format EU-Ukraine-"Eurasian Troika" (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan).[5] | ||||
| Belgium | Brussels | 30 August | President Petro Poroshenko met with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso[6] and President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.,[7] attended the annual summit of the European People's Party[8] and addressed EU leaders at the special meeting of the European Council.[9] | ||||
| United Kingdom | Newport, Cardiff | 4–5 September | See also: Ukraine–NATO relations. NATO summit. President Petro Poroshenko delivered a speech at the meeting of the Alliance's leaders,[10] attended the session of the Ukraine-NATO Commission,[11] [12] took part in a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.[13] | ||||
| Canada | Ottawa | 16–17 September | See also: Canada–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper and Governor General of Canada David Johnston,[14] took part in the joint session of the Parliament of Canada where he delivered a speech.[15] | ||||
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 17–18 September | See also: Ukraine–United States relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with President of the United States Barack Obama,[16] US Secretary of State John Kerry, had lunch with Vice President Joe Biden at the Naval Observatory and delivered a speech at the joint meeting of Congress.[17] [18] Also President Petro Poroshenko received a Global Citizen Award from Atlantic Council.[19] | ||||
| Italy | Milan | 16–17 October | ASEM summit. President Petro Poroshenko had a multilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of France François Hollande, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso.[20] | ||||
| Slovakia | Bratislava | 16 November | Visegrád Four meeting, celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution.[21] President Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, President of Slovakia Andrej Kiska, President of Hungary János Áder and President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman.[22] | ||||
| Moldova | Chișinău, Bălți | 20 November | See also: Moldova–Ukraine relations. Joint visit with President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski. President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti, Prime Minister of Moldova Iurie Leancă, President of the Moldovan Parliament Igor Corman.[23] Also President Petro Poroshenko visited Bălți and talked with the local community of Ukrainians.[24] | ||||
| Singapore | Singapore | 9 December | President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam[25] and Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong,[26] delivered a speech at the IISS-Asia Fullerton Lecture Series.[27] | ||||
| Australia | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra | 10–13 December | President Petro Poroshenko met with Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott,[28] Governor-General of Australia Sir Peter John Cosgrove, visited the Australian War Memorial and the National Memorial to the Victims of Holodomor.[29] [30] Also President Petro Poroshenko delivered a speech in the Lowy Institute for International Policy.[31] | ||||
| Poland | Warsaw, Lublin | 17–18 December | See also: Poland–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, Speaker of the Polish Senate Bogdan Borusewicz and Marshal of the Sejm Radosław Sikorski, Prime Minister of Poland Ewa Kopacz, delivered a speech at the joint session of the Polish Sejm and Senate.[32] [33] |
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| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 13 July | 2014 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony. | Difficult situation in Ukraine.[34] | |||||
| Turkey | 28 August | Inauguration ceremony of Turkey's 12th president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | Sharp aggravation of the situation in Donetsk region.[35] |
The following international trips were made by President Petro Poroshenko in 2015:
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| France | Paris | 11–12 January | Unity March in Paris[36] | ||||
| Switzerland | Zürich, Davos | 19–21 January | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. President Poroshenko delivered speeches at the Europa Institute of the University of Zurich[37] and at the panel "The Future of Ukraine" in Davos.[38] [39] The trip was cut short because of the escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine.[40] | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 24 January | See also: Saudi Arabia–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko took part in the funeral ceremony of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.[41] | ||||
| Poland | Kraków, Oświęcim, Brzezinka | 27 January | President Petro Poroshenko took part in the commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.[42] [43] | ||||
| Germany | Munich | 7 February | President Petro Poroshenko arrived to Munich to participate in the annual security conference.[44] [45] | ||||
| Belarus | Minsk | 11–12 February | Meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande hosted by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.[46] [47] | ||||
| Belgium | Brussels | 12 February | President Petro Poroshenko joined the session of the European Council at the invitation of the President Donald Tusk, held meetings with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of the UK David Cameron.[48] [49] [50] | ||||
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | 23–24 February | President Petro Poroshenko attended IDEX-2015, met with Prime minister of the UAE Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.[51] | ||||
| Germany | Berlin, Drezden | 15–16 March | See also: Germany–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with Ukrainians in Germany, President of the Bundestag Norbert Lammert, President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel.[52] [53] [54] | ||||
| Switzerland | Geneva, Lausanne | 21 April | President Petro Poroshenko met with President of International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, President of International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer.[55] [56] | ||||
| France | Paris | 22 April | President Petro Poroshenko met with President François Hollande, President of the Senate Gérard Larcher, Secretary-General of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development José Ángel Gurría.[57] [58] [59] | ||||
| Poland | Gdańsk | 7 May | President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, took part in the celebrations commemorating the end of World War II.[60] [61] | ||||
| Aachen, Berlin | 13–14 May | See also: Germany–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of France François Hollande, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, other European leaders, attended The Charlemagne Prize award ceremony.[62] [63] [64] | |||||
| Riga | 21–22 May | See also: Ukraine–European Union relations. President Petro Poroshenko attended the Eastern Partnership biennial summit.[65] [66] | |||||
| Berlin | 24 August | President Petro Poroshenko met with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France François Hollande to discuss implementation of Minsk agreement.[67] [68] | |||||
| Brussels | 27 August | President Petro Poroshenko met with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.[69] [70] [71] | |||||
| New York City | 27–29 September | See also: Foreign relations of Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko addressed the United Nations General Assembly during general debates, attended other events both within the UN and beyond, met with various world leaders.[72] [73] | |||||
| Paris | 2 October | President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France François Hollande met to discuss implementation of Minsk agreement.[74] [75] | |||||
| Astana | 8–9 October | See also: Kazakhstan–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov, participated in the Kazakh-Ukrainian business forum.[76] [77] [78] | |||||
| Ashgabat | 28–29 October | President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.[79] [80] | |||||
| Rome | 18–20 November | President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Matteo Renzi, President of the Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini. Poroshenko also met with Ukrainian community of Italy.[81] [82] [83] | |||||
| Vatican City | 20 November | An audience with The Pope Francis.[84] [85] | |||||
| The Hague, Leiden | 26–27 November | President Petro Poroshenko met with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander, delivered a speech at Leiden University.[86] [87] | |||||
| Le Bourget, Paris | 29–30 November | See also: Politics of global warming. President Petro Poroshenko attended UN Climate Change Conference, met with several heads of state.[88] [89] | |||||
| Vilnius | 2 December | President Petro Poroshenko met with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, opened a bilateral economic forum.[90] [91] [92] | |||||
| Brussels | 16–17 December | President Petro Poroshenko met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.[93] [94] [95] | |||||
| Jerusalem, Ramat Gan | 22–23 December | See also: Israel–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Israel Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, delivered a speech at the Knesset.[96] [97] [98] |
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| Warsaw | 27 May | Meetings with president-elect Andrzej Duda, President Bronisław Komorowski; the final match of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. | Both meetings have been postponed until further notice.[99] [100] |
The following international trips were made by President Petro Poroshenko in 2016:
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| Davos | 20–22 January | President Petro Poroshenko participated in the World Economic Forum, met with several world leaders.[101] [102] [103] | |||||
| Berlin | 1 February | See also: Germany–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel to discuss implementation of Minsk agreement.[104] [105] [106] | |||||
| Munich | 13 February | President Petro Poroshenko arrived to Munich to participate in the annual security conference, met with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, European leaders.[107] [108] [109] | |||||
| Ankara, Istanbul | 9–10 March | See also: Turkey–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during Turkey-Ukraine High Level Strategic Council meeting. Also Poroshenko met with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Bartholomew I.[110] [111] [112] | |||||
| Brussels | 17 March | See also: Ukraine–European Union relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss the perspectives of EU visa liberalisation for Ukrainian citizens. Also Poroshenko met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of France François Hollande, visited the headquarters of the European People's Party.[113] [114] [115] [116] | |||||
| Washington, D.C. | 31 March–1 April | See also: Ukraine–United States relations. President Petro Poroshenko attended the Nuclear Security Summit.[117] [118] | |||||
| Kyoto, Tokyo, Yokohama | 5–7 April | See also: Japan–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe, Emperor of Japan Akihito, visited Miraikan Museum, Isogo Thermal power station.[119] [120] [121] | |||||
| Bucharest | 21 April | See also: Romania–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Romania Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș, Patriarch Daniel of Romania.[122] [123] [124] [125] | |||||
| Istanbul | 23 May | See also: Humanitarian aid. President Petro Poroshenko attended the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit.[126] [127] [128] | |||||
| Marseille, Paris | 21 June | President Petro Poroshenko met with President François Hollande, leaders of French Parliament, attended Euro 2016 match.[129] [130] | |||||
| Brussels | 27 June | President Petro Poroshenko met with leaders of European Union.[131] [132] | |||||
| Hisarya, Sofia | 30 June | See also: Bulgaria-Ukraine relations. State visit.[133] [134] | |||||
| Warsaw | 8–9 July | See also: Ukraine–NATO relations and Poland–Ukraine relations. President Petro Poroshenko attended NATO summit, visited Memorial to victims of Volhynia Massacre.[135] [136] [137] | |||||
| Baku | 13–14 July | See also: Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations. State visit.[138] [139] | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 3–5 August | ||||||
| Jakarta, Yogyakarta | 5–7 August | ||||||
| New York | 19–22 September | 71st session of the UN General Assembly. | |||||
| Jerusalem | 30 September | President Petro Poroshenko attended the funeral of former President of Israel Shimon Peres. | |||||
| Oslo | 8 October | The official state visit. | |||||
| Berlin | 19–20 October | President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France François Hollande met to discuss implementation of Minsk agreement. | |||||
| Maastricht | 20 October | ||||||
| Ljubljana | 8 November | ||||||
| Stockholm | 14 November | President Petro Poroshenko met with Prime Minister of Sweden. | |||||
| Brussels | 24 November | EU-Ukraine summit. | |||||
| Warsaw | 2–3 December | Official visit. |
The following international trips were made by President Petro Poroshenko in 2017:
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| Davos | January 17 | President Petro Poroshenko participated in the World Economic Forum, met with several world leaders. | |||||
| Estonia | Tallinn | January 23 | Met with President Kersti Kaljulaid. | ||||
| Finland | Helsinki | January 24 | Official Visit. | ||||
| Belarus | Minsk | April 26 | attended a ceremony marking the Chernobyl disaster. | ||||
| Malta | Valletta | May 16–17 | State Visit. | ||||
| France | Strasbourg | May 17 | State Visit. | ||||
| United States | Washington, D.C. | June 20 | Met with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. | ||||
| Georgia | Tbilisi | July 17–19 | State Visit. | ||||
| United States | New York City | September 18–21 | Attended the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. | ||||
| Canada | Ottawa | September 22–23 | Working Visit | ||||
| France | Strasbourg | October 11 | Working Visit | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | November 1 | Official Visit | ||||
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | November 2 | Working Visit | ||||
| Belgium | Brussels | November 23 | Working Visit | ||||
| Lithuania | Vilnius | December 8 | Working Visit | ||||
| Portugal | Lisbon | December 18 | Official Visit |
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| Davos | January 24 | President Petro Poroshenko participated in the World Economic Forum, met with Rex Tillerson.[140] | |||||
| Vienna | February 8 | Working Visit.[141] | |||||
| Lithuania | Vilnius | February 16 | Working Visit.[142] Attended a parade in honor of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood. | ||||
| Germany | Munich | February 16–17 | Working Visit.[143] Attended the 54th Munich Security Conference. | ||||
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | March 18–19 | State Visit.[144] | ||||
| Qatar | Doha | March 19–20 | State Visit.[145] | ||||
| Germany | Berlin | April 9–10 | Working Visit.[146] | ||||
| Germany | Berlin | May 9–10 | Working Visit.[147] | ||||
| Spain | Santiago de Compostela, Madrid | June 2–4 | Official visit.[148] President Petro Poroshenko met with President of Galicia Alberto Núñez Feijoo, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez, President of the Congress of Deputies Ana Pastor Julián and King Felipe VI.[149] | ||||
| Turkey | Istanbul | June 12 | Working Visit | ||||
| Serbia | Belgrade | July 3 | Official Visit | ||||
| Poland | Sahryń | July 8 | Working Visit | ||||
| Belgium | Brussels | July 9–11 | President Petro Poroshenko attended NATO summit | ||||
| United States | New York City | September 1 | Attended the funeral of Senator John Mccain | ||||
| United States | New York City | September 23 | Attended the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. | ||||
| Belarus | Gomel | October 26 | Attended the First Forum of Regions in Gomel. | ||||
 Turkey | Istanbul | November 3 | Official visit | ||||
 Finland | Helsinki | November 7 | Working visit | ||||
 France | Paris | November 11 | Attended the World War I centenary celebrations | ||||
| Belgium | Brussels | December 12 | Working visit |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | January 5 | Working visit | ||
| Jerusalem | January 21 | Official Visit | ||
| Davos | January 23 | Participated in the World Economic Forum | ||
| Munich | February 15 | Attended the Munich Security Conference. | ||
| New York City | February 20 | Working visit | ||
| Warsaw | February 22 | Working visit | ||
| Brussels | March 20 | Working visit[150] | ||
| Berlin | April 12 | Working visit | ||
| Paris | April 12 | Working visit |
| Group | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||
| NATO | none | 8–9 July, Warsaw | 25 May, Brussels | 11–12 July, Brussels | |||||
| ASEM | none | none | 18–19 October, Brussels | ||||||
| WEF | 17–20 January, Davos | 24 January, Davos | 23 January, Davos | ||||||
| MSC | |||||||||
| NSS | 24–25 March, The Hague | none | none | none | |||||
| EaP | none | none | none | ||||||
| ██ = Did not attend;██ = No meeting held;██ = Future event | |||||||||