Denys Shmyhal and Mateusz Morawiecki held Ukrainian-Polish intergovernmental consultations

Communications Department of the Secretariat of the CMU, posted 01 June 2022 19:56

On June 1, Ukrainian-Polish intergovernmental consultations were held in Kyiv under the co-chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and the Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the opening of the meeting.

According to the President of Ukraine, the meeting of the two governments in this format is taking place in Kyiv for the first time and is historic for both states.

"I want to note the priority of relations between Ukraine and Poland. I believe that due to Russia’s war against Ukraine our relations have moved from warm and neighborly to a new stage-strong and historical relations," the President said.

Opening the meeting, Denys Shmyhal stressed that Ukrainian-Polish relations have become closer than ever.

"We appreciate every step the Polish side has taken since the beginning of the war. Poland's military-technical, financial and humanitarian aid is accelerating our victory over the enemy, "said the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

As Denys Shmyhal noted, today significant volumes of cargo pass through the common border of Ukraine and Poland in both directions. According to him, both Ukraine and Poland are aware of the importance of improving the efficiency of border checkpoints. He added that one of the key priorities of the Government of Ukraine is to join the EU common transit regime (NCTS).

"Ukraine also continues to take the initiative to conclude an agreement on the creation of a common roaming space between Ukraine and the EU. An important issue in this context is joining the EU's Roam like at home program. Thus, our citizens will have the right to the same quality and speed of the mobile network abroad as at home, "the Prime Minister of Ukraine stressed.

Denys Shmyhal expressed gratitude for Poland's support and significant assistance in rebuilding the energy infrastructure destroyed as a result of russia's military aggression against Ukraine. According to him, the received equipment will be primarily aimed at restoring power grids and energy facilities that have suffered the most damage due to the fighting.

"Ukraine and Poland have a common strategic energy potential that can be used for the development of the energy sector of Ukraine and Poland, cooperation between European countries. This potential is an air line connecting the Khmelnytsky NPP with the Polish city of Rzeszow, which will allow exporting more electricity to Poland and further to other EU member states, "said the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Moreover, Denys Shmyhal praised Poland's assistance in building modular towns. In particular, during Mateusz Morawiecki's visit to Kyiv region on June 1, a modular town was opened in Borodyanka.

Following the intergovernmental consultations, Ukraine and Poland endorsed the Joint Statement and signed a number of bilateral documents.