KIEV, Nov. 19 – The Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine have agreed to establish partnership relations, according to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who is currently on an official visit to Italy.

"[The Italian side] will provide advisory services to boost the fight against corruption in Ukraine. We've drawn up a detailed schedule of steps that would intensify our cooperation in that sensitive area," Poroshenko told media in Rome on Thursday after a meeting with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella and Chairman of Italy's Council of Ministers Matteo Renzi.