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Poland will help rebuild Ukraine after war ends: deputy PM

09.05.2022 23:30
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin has said his country is ready to help rebuild Ukraine after the war with Russia ends and is preparing to offer a specific range of services in the postwar reconstruction effort.
Polands Deputy Prime Minister and State Assets Minister Jacek Sasin (centre), and Climate and Energy Minister Anna Moskwa (right), and Ukraines Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko (left) talk to reporters during the Polish-Ukrainian Energy Forum conference in Warsaw on Monday, May 9, 2022.
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and State Assets Minister Jacek Sasin (centre), and Climate and Energy Minister Anna Moskwa (right), and Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko (left) talk to reporters during the Polish-Ukrainian Energy Forum conference in Warsaw on Monday, May 9, 2022.Twitter/Polish Ministry of State Assets

Speaking to the media during a Polish-Ukrainian Energy Forum in Warsaw on Monday, Sasin said: “We are preparing a comprehensive proposal for the Ukrainian government based on declarations from state-run companies.”

He declared: “The Polish state and state-owned companies want to take part in the redevelopment of Ukraine.”

Sasin, who is also minster for state assets, said that rebuilding Ukraine would require “an enormous effort from the whole world,” Polish state news agency PAP reported.

'Hub for supplies to Ukraine’

Sasin said that Poland was helping its eastern neighbour from the start of the Russian invasion, not only by welcoming refugees, but also by “providing core products and resources, serving as a hub for supplies to Ukraine.” 

He said that Polish-Ukrainian talks at the conference focused on “more effective ways to secure resources and deliver them to Ukraine.”

Rebuilding Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

According to Sasin, discussions are already under way on “how to support Ukraine in rebuilding its energy and fuel infrastructure.”

He told reporters: “We are drawing up plans to be able to make an offer to the Ukrainian government in due course."

Participants in the Polish-Ukrainian Energy Forum included Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Poland’s Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa, who led the talks, the PAP news agency reported.

Monday was day 75 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

(pm/gs)

Source: IAR, PAPgov.pl