(VOVworld) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Ukraine’s newly elected President Petro Poroshenko will find Russia a reliable partner if he acts for Ukrainians’ interests.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a press conference after meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart Barnaba Benjamin at the Foreign Ministry mansion in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 26, 2014.(Photo: AP)

But Lavrov warned Ukraine that it should end its military campaign against pro-Moscow rebels in the country’s eastern region and implement the Geneva agreement signed on April 17^th. Lavrov said Russia is expecting Porosenko to invite international experts to investigate the Odessa tragedy on May 2^nd and the Mariupole event on May 9^th, and that Moscow awaits international observers, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the European Parliament to ensure peaceful dialogues. This will be the main criteria for judging the new administration in Kiev and Poroshenko himself.