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US Assistant Secretary of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Frank Rose will visit Kiev to hold discussions with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Space Agency, and the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the State Department said in a press release.

During the January 18-20 visit to Ukraine, Rose will also participate in a ceremony marking the update of the bilateral Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NRRC) communications link at the Ministry of Defense, the release stated on Friday.

In addition to Ukraine, Rose is to visit France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania during the January 9-27 trip, the State Department said.