Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a one-day official visit to Ukraine on Monday.

Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko will chair the sixth meeting of the Turkey-Ukraine High Level Strategic Council, the president's press office said last week.

The two leaders will "broadly" exchange views on bilateral relations and regional issues in the capital, Kiev, where a number of agreements are also expected to be signed

During his visit, Erdogan is also set to meet Parliament Chairman Andriy Parubiy and Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.

Situation in Crimea

During his visit, Erdogan will also receive representatives of Turkish communities with whom he will discuss the Crimea issue.

Ukraine has been wracked by conflict since March 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Crimea after an independence vote which Kiev considers illegal.

The UN General Assembly also voted to proclaim the Russian annexation as illegal. Among countries which do not recognise Crimea as Russian territory are Turkey, the US and EU.

Fighting in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russia-backed separatists has killed more than 10,000 people since April 2014, according to the UN.

Serbia visit

Erdogan will proceed from Ukraine to Serbia for an official meeting with President Aleksandar Vucic, at the latter's invitation, the Turkish president's press office said on Saturday.

During the visit, Erdogan will also meet with the National Assembly of Serbia.

The two presidents are scheduled to attend a Turkey-Serbia business forum where they will discuss bilateral issues and sign agreements.

“Turkey is hoped that this visit will constitute an important step toward further consolidating the bilateral relationship in a way that will benefit the entire region,” Erdogan's press office said.