On April 3, Ministry of National Defence of Canada became a venue for talks of Minister of Defence of Ukraine General of the Army of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak and Minister of National Defence of Canada Harjit Singh Sajjan.

“Today I was honoured to welcome Stepan Poltorak, Ukrainian Minister of Defence, to Ottawa, for the signing of the Defence Cooperation Arrangement between Canada and Ukraine. This agreement shows our solidarity with the Ukrainian people, ensures closer cooperation between our two countries, and allows for more direct Canadian military and industrial support for Ukraine. I want to thank Minister Poltorak for visiting me here in Ottawa, and thank the Ukrainian people for the kindness and hospitality they have shown to our Canadian soldiers in Ukraine,” Harjit Singh Sajjan said.