Poland appoints new ambassador to Ukraine

Spokesman for the Polish Foreign Ministry Marcin Wojciechowski has been appointed as Poland's Ambassador to Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry informed. "On behalf of the Polish president, today, [Foreign] Minister Grzegorz Schetyna has presented the decision to appoint new Polish ambassadors. Piotr Stachanczyk will represent Poland in the United Nations office in Geneva, and Marcin Wojciechowski will represent Poland in Ukraine," the minister said. When commenting on Wojciechowski's appointment, Schetyna noted that Polish-Ukrainian relations have never been better. "However, that does not mean that we should not work on them in all the areas... I wish you luck in this difficult and responsible task," the minister said. Prior to joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wojciechowski had served as a journalist at Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza.