UK Secretary of State for Defense arrives in Ukraine. ФОТО

A delegation of the UK Ministry of Defense headed by Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace has started an official visit to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has reported.

Censor.NET reports citing embassy's post on Facebook.

The main purpose of the visit of foreign partners is to demonstrate military and political support to Ukraine and study the aspects of the implementation of bilateral agreements in the context of the development of Ukrainian-British cooperation in the defence sphere, the report said.

Defense Minister Andriy met the foreign delegation at the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

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During the official meeting of the delegations, the parties are expected to discuss the priorities of defence cooperation between the two countries and topical issues of mutual interest.

The British delegation and representatives of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry honored the memory of Ukrainian defenders who were killed in combat, courageously performing their military duty during the Anti-Terrorist Operation and the Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine. They also laid flowers at the Bell of Memory monument.