ZAGREB, May 12, 2018 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Friday received the Ukrainian parliament's deputy speaker Iryna Herashchenko, and on that occasion he said that Croatia strongly supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and its journey towards the European Union.

Herashchenko informed Plenković, who used to be at the helm of the European Parliament's committee for Ukraine-EU relations, of the current security and political state of affairs in her country. She underscored that Ukraine was committed to Europe-oriented reforms and to the implementation of Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement, which took effect in 2017.

Plenković pledged Croatia's support and assistance to Ukraine on its journey towards the EU bloc, according to a press release issued by the government.

The Ukrainian official thanked the working group for Croatian-Ukrainian cooperation for its activities conducted so far.

Croatia intends to provide Ukraine with teams of medical experts who can help Ukrainians suffering from war traumas. Likewise, a certain number of Ukrainian children will be admitted to Croatian hospital facilities for recovery.