Ukraine and Poland will jointly develop the Gdańsk-Black Sea transport corridor to increase trade, according to Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Kryklii. The Minister stated this at the Ukrainian-Polish Economic Forum in Odessa on Tuesday, October 13, visited by the President of Poland Andrzej Duda and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

He added that Ukraine and Poland have a common ambitious goal for active development and it will be achieved much faster through the realization of common transit and infrastructure potential.

“To increase trade between Poland and Ukraine, we are launching cooperation on the development of the Gdańsk-Black Sea transport corridor and a memorandum will be signed today between the [Ukrainian] Sea Ports Authority and the Port of Gdańsk Authority. Our priorities include the construction of a transport corridor between the Baltic and Black Seas, and a lot has already been done this year,” Vladyslav Kryklii pointed out.

He added that 6,000 kilometers of roads, including 4,000 kilometers of State roads, are being built in Ukraine as part of the implementation of the president’s nationwide construction program and UAH 5 billion has been allocated for the construction of the Go Highway international transport corridor and more than 100 kilometers of roads under this project have already been built and repaired this year.

He noted as well that Poland and Ukraine are strategic partners. He also invited Polish businesses to participate in investment projects in Ukraine.

(The Odessa Journal)