President Poroshenko met with widow of U.S. Senator McCain

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with Cindy McCain, the widow of former U.S. Senator John McCain, the president’s press service reported on Monday evening.

“President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with Cindy McCain, the U.S. Senator John McCain’s widow, who is in Ukraine as part of the election observation mission of the International Republican Institute… Petro Poroshenko told Cindy McCain that one of the streets of Kyiv soon would be named after Senator John McCain - a great friend and advocate of Ukraine,” reads the report.

During the meeting, special attention was paid to the Ukrainian presidential elections. It was noted that the first round of the presidential elections was fair and democratic, with high standards of electoral race and political competition.

Also, Petro Poroshenko noted the fundamental importance of the immutability and consistency of the course of reforms and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, as well as solid international support for Ukraine in restoring its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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