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At his meeting with the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed his hope that Ukraine will get a status of a non-permanent member of the Organization's Security Council.

“The president expressed his hope that coordinated efforts will enable Ukraine to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, and thanked Samantha Power for her personal contribution in defending the Ukrainian position,” according to a statement posted on the Ukrainian president’s website on June 10 evening.