In a telephone conversation on Friday, 20 November, Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk congratulated his counterpart, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland Beata Szydło on appointment as the Prime Minister of Poland.

In the first place the Prime Minister of Ukraine noted the high level of cooperation between the two states, which is particularly weighty in the context of current threats to the common European security.

"We face a lot of challenges – from combating the international terrorism threat to countering Russian aggression. Ukraine relies on continued support of Poland and I believe that Warsaw will remain one of the main supporters of the European future of Ukraine, while the strategic partnership between our states will remain joint and invariable priority of our foreign policy," stressed Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

During the conversation the sides tackled topical issues of the bilateral dialogue, as well as short-term plans of intergovernmental collaboration. It was emphasized that among promising activities are viewed the current exchange of experience in reforming the public administration, decentralization, education and health.

The heads of government commended the practice of holding joint meetings of both Governments.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk invited Beata Szydło to visit Ukraine in the nearest future.