EU, Ukraine to hold summit in Kiev on April 27


Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko attends a news conference after a signing ceremony with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan in Kiev March 20, 2015. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

BRUSSELS/KIEV (Reuters) - EU leaders will hold a summit with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko next month in Kiev, officials said on Wednesday, and are likely to discuss the status of the Minsk ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine.

"We expect that the EU-Ukraine summit will take place on April 27," Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebiynis said.

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