KYIV. March 23 (Interfax-Ukraine) - NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is expected to visit Ukraine on April 19, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleh Shamshur told journalists on Tuesday.
Ukrainian and NATO officials are still working of the agenda of de Hoop Scheffer's trip.
Shamshur said that the alliance's secretary general will come to Ukraine mainly to familiarize himself with the situation there since this will be his first trip to Ukraine.
During his visit, de Hoop Scheffer is expected to meet with President Leonid Kuchma, Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko, Defense Minister Yevhen Marchuk and Parliamentary Spokesman Volodymyr Lytvyn.