Poland supports Ukraine's ambitions as Eastern Europe's transit state – Duda

Photo from UNIAN, Viacheslav Ratynsky Polish President Andrzej Duda has said his country supports Ukraine&#39;s ambitions as a transit hub in Eastern Europe. The statement came as Duda was addressing the Ukrainian-Polish economic forum held in Odesa on October 13, which was also attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to an UNIAN correspondent. "We&#39;ll be supporting Ukraine&#39;s ambitions in its development as a logistics transit country in Eastern Europe," Duda said. According to Polish head of state, modernizing logistical infrastructure and improving the quality of motorways will promote trade in the region. Read alsoZelensky thanks Poland for decisive stance on Nord Stream 2"I&#39;d like to emphasize that Poland is and remains an advocate in this part of Europe. We support multilateral integration, and the best example of this is our Three Seas Initiative [Baltic, Adriatic, and Black Seas]. Although at this stage, only EU member states may participate in this format, the goal of the initiative extends far beyond the region. I hope that Ukraine can also take advantage of the Three Seas Initiative," he summed up. UNIAN memo The Three Seas Initiative, also known as the Baltic, Adriatic, Black Sea Initiative, is a forum of twelve states in the European Union, namely Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Hungary.

Poland supports Ukraine's ambitions as Eastern Europe's transit state – Duda

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