Third Poland-Ukraine economic summit to focus on border and certification

On Thursday the third Poland - Ukraine economic summit will take place. Around 400 companies from the two countries will participate. As is tradition the presidents of the two sides Aleksander Kwasniewski and Leonid Kuczma will join the summit. According to the state statistics committee in Kiev, from January to the end of March 2000 foreign investments in Ukraine increased by 70%. The largest investors in Ukraine are U.S., Netherlands, Russia and Great Britain. Polish and Ukraine entrepreneurs expect the summit will be an opportunity to solve the problems of border crossings and different systems of product certification in Poland and Ukraine. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 25) A.Z.