Conclusions of intergovernmental consultations between Ukraine and Poland

On March 28, Ukrainian-Polish governmental consultations were held in Warsaw under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk.

The event was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna.

The intergovernmental consultations resulted in a joint statement. The parties:

• stressed that accession of Ukraine to the EU and NATO is in the vital interest of both countries, with an understanding that Ukraine’s security is integral to European security;
• launched the bilateral dialogue on European integration to be developed in the form of regular working sectoral consultations between relevant interested ministries, in order to contribute into strengthening of the institutional preparedness of Ukraine for the EU accession negotiations and to facilitate and support Ukraine’s gradual integration into the EU internal market;
• confirmed that trade liberalisation measures should be shaped in such a way as to have a positive impact on the economies of the Republic of Poland and other EU Member States as well as Ukraine without destabilising their markets, and that the mechanisms jointly developed should give control over the stability of the trade, taking into account the changing security situation in Ukraine;
• took note of the successful efforts Ukraine has taken to unblock the Black Sea Corridor;
• exchanged views on the progress of Ukraine’s EU accession process and the instruments of support of the Republic of Poland to the Ukrainian administration in preparing for accession negotiations;
• agreed that the Republic of Poland will work towards the convening of the First Intergovernmental Conference between the EU and Ukraine, no later than June 2024;
• recognised that trade should be balanced and mutually beneficial for agricultural producers in the Republic of Poland and Ukraine;
• stressed that both Parties have already undertaken many efforts to establish fair rules for agri-food trade between the Republic of Poland and Ukraine and that further effective dialogue based on mutual understanding is needed;
• agreed to intensify cooperation in order to ensure the rights of the Polish and Ukrainian national minorities, as well as to strengthen cooperation in the field of higher education and science;
• confirmed their readiness to cooperate in the field of digital transformation;
• confirmed their support for Ukraine’s membership in the European Space Agency;
• expressed their gratitude to the public institutions, associations and all people of good will engaged in enhancing dialogue and understanding in the Polish-Ukrainian relations;
• agreed to hold the next meeting of the Polish-Ukrainian intergovernmental consultations in Kyiv in 2025.

The full text of the joint statement is available on the Government portal.