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Yushchenko builds ties with Poland on gas and NATO

15th April 2008
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Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko visited Warsaw yesterday and met with President Lech Kaczyński in the Presidential Palace. President Kaczyński had surpring news for his Ukrainian counterpart as he announced that he wants the European Union and NATO to invite Ukraine to become a member this year.

President Yushchenko thanked President Kaczyński for the support he received from representatives of the government during the recent NATO summit. He also assured that he will do anything within his power to make sure that preparations for the Euro2012 football championships are finalized on time. The two leaders also signed an agreement concerning the preparation of a feasibility study for the Odessa-Brody gas pipeline, which would limit Poland's dependence on the supply of energy from Russia.

From Warsaw Business Journal

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