Poland, Ukraine seek tighter economic partnership

Polish President Andrzej Duda and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday opened an economic forum in the Ukrainian coastal city of Odessa and stressed the importance of tightening bilateral economic relations in the transport, infrastructure and energy sectors.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Andrzej Duda, pictured on Tuesday during the Polish head of state’s visit to Odessa.

Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

“The size of our internal markets, Poland’s - with a population of over 38 million, and Ukraine’s - with nearly 42 million, that means consumers and huge European markets,” Duda said.