OREANDA-NEWS. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the course of the working visit to the United States.

At the beginning of the meeting, the U.S. President recalled the recent meeting with his Ukrainian colleague in the White House. "We have achieved a significant progress after this meeting," he said adding that despite difficulties "Ukraine is getting better everyday".

The President of Ukraine expressed condolences and solidarity with the American people over the consequences of the hurricane.

Petro Poroshenko noted the efficiency of cooperation in the security and defense sector, as well as the improvement of economic cooperation. According to him, over the last 7 months, the trade turnover between Ukraine and USA has increased 2.5 times. "This is a symbol that we are glad to see American companies on the Ukrainian market and create hundreds of thousands of jobs in Ukraine and USA. This is an achievement of an efficient cooperation between our countries," Petro Poroshenko said. The U.S. President added: "Business is really interested in Ukraine now, as they see a significant potential".