KIEV, Sha'ban 21, 1435, Jun 19, 2014, SPA --- The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday approved diplomat Pavlo Klimkin as foreign minister by a big majority following his nomination by President Petro Poroshenko, Reuters reported. Committed to European integration, he has played a key role in negotiating the association and free trade agreements with the European Union, which Ukraine is expected to sign later this month. --SPA 12:02 LOCAL TIME 09:02 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w