France is ready to support Ukraine in the fight against organized crime and in the strengthening of domestic security, says a joint declaration signed in Paris on Apr.22 by presidents Francois Hollande and Petro Poroshenko, TASS reported.
"The presidents of the two countries welcomed France's consent to train Ukrainian sappers to defuse self-made explosive devices," the document says.
The move is aimed to "protect the civilian population from the consequences of the armed conflict" in Donbas, the declaration says.