President Duda to visit Kyiv for Ukraine independence anniversary

On Saturday, Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to discuss military, economic and political cooperation. After that, Presidential Minister Krzysztof Szczerski confirmed that Duda will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's independence in Kyiv on August 24. "President Duda has decided to visit Kyiv on the day that Ukraine celebrates its independence", he said. "We will seek to make sure that President Poroshenko visits Poland on the 25th anniversary of Poland's recognition of Ukraine's independence." Ukraine "is very high on the list of Polish priorities in international policy", Szczerski pointed out, adding that President Duda mentioned the issue of peace in Ukraine to all his interlocutors, making Poland an active participant in a discussion broader than just the Normandy format or the Minsk accords.