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Polish, Ukrainian gov'ts to hold talks in Kyiv

01.06.2022 10:30
Poland and Ukraine will hold wide-ranging intergovernmental consultations in Kyiv on Wednesday, officials said.
Polands Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (right) and Ukraines Denys Shmyhal (left).
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (right) and Ukraine's Denys Shmyhal (left).KPRM/Krystian Maj

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced the talks in an interview with Polish state broadcaster TVP Info.

Shmyhal said: “We work actively with the Polish government, with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.” 

He added: “We’ll hold intergovernmental talks, the first ever in such a wide-ranging format, where two governments will sit and discuss many issues and sign documents.”

First such talks since Russia invaded Ukraine: Polish gov't spokesman

Piotr Müller, the spokesman for the Polish government, confirmed in a tweet that Polish-Ukrainian talks would take place in Kyiv on Wednesday. 

“Poland is the first country since Russia invaded Ukraine in February to meet with the Ukrainian government in this format,” Müller said.  

Initiative by Poland

Shmyhal told TVP Info that the talks would take place as an initiative by Poland’s government and President Andrzej Duda

“We were happy to agree to hold such a meeting,” he added.

Shmyhal told TVP Info that during the meeting Poland and Ukraine would sign an "agreement on good neighbourly relations" mentioning Poland's support for Ukraine's bid to join the European Union. 

He also said that "the intergovernmental format enables a European Union member state to work with a country that's a candidate to join the bloc.”

Wednesday is day 98 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

(pm/gs)

Source: PAP, tvp.info