High-level talks in Normandy format will be held on January 15 in Astana, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said.

He said preliminary agreement on a summit with the participation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, presidents of Russia, France and Ukraine -- Vladimir Putin, Francois Hollande and Petro Poroshenko -- has been reached, the Ukrainian leader said.

Poroshenko added that the foreign ministers must form the draft decisions and agenda of the meeting.