Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will visit Ukraine on February 28 to express his support to country’s new leadership, Canada’s PM Stephen Harper said.

Minister Baird will be accompanied with a group of lawmakers and members of the Ukrainian community.

“The Canadian delegation, which will include parliamentarians, community leaders and government officials – led by John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs – will meet with members of the anticipated Ukrainian transitional government and civil society,” the statement reads.