[ad_1]
On October 12, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in Kiev, and then the Polish head of state will visit Odessa. The signing of two important economic agreements is planned.
On October 11, Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived on an official visit to Ukraine, his office said.
On the first day of the visit, he and his wife Agatha visit the Polish military cemetery in Bykivna, Kiev region, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Katyn tragedy; then the president He will put a symbolic basket with ears of wheat in front of the monument to the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 and will light candles in front of the cross of the heroes of the Hundred Celestials.
On October 12, Duda will hold talks in Kiev with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal and Verkhovna Rada President Dmitry Razumkov. According to the head of the foreign ministry, Kazimierz Szherski, the political part of the talks will be devoted to bilateral cooperation, Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations, as well as regional affairs, including the situation in Belarus.
Historical topics will also be the subject of the talks. Dudu will be accompanied by the director of the Polish National Memory Institute, Yaroslav Sharek, who will have the opportunity to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Anton Drobovich, Shchersky said.
On October 13, Duda will visit Odessa, where the signing of two important economic agreements is scheduled. The first concerns opportunities for the Polish company PGNiG to participate in the privatization of the Ukrainian energy and gas sectors. The second contract will concern the cooperation between the ports of Odessa and Gdansk.
Doubt before the trip wrote a tweet in Ukrainian highlighting the importance of contacts between Poland and Ukraine in the context of the pandemic.
“Many economic sectors depend on better international cooperation and concrete decisions. The ties between Poland and Ukraine are very strong and we are working together to strengthen them,” he said.
Today’s visit to our neighbor is especially important. During a pandemic, many economic sectors depend on even better international cooperation and concrete decision-making. The ties between and are very strong and we work together to strengthen them even more.
– Andrzej Duda (@AndrzejDuda) October 11, 2020
The Polish president’s visit to Ukraine was scheduled for April, but was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. After Duda’s reelection as head of state in July, Zelenskiy confirmed the invitation.
[ad_2]
