Ukraine, Poland discuss security cooperation in region – NSDC

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to Ukraine Bartosz Cichocki have discussed security cooperation between Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic countries, according to the NSDC press service.

“Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to Ukraine Bartosz Cichocki. During the meeting, the parties discussed the investigation into the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 flight PS 752 plane in Iran, the current security situation in Europe and the world. They paid special attention to the strengthening of security cooperation,” reads the statement.

In particular, the NSDC secretary told about the work of the group of Ukrainian experts in Iran at the crash site. In turn, the Polish ambassador expressed his condolences over the tragedy.

Considering the issue of bilateral cooperation, Danilov noted the need for enhancing the strategic security cooperation in the region, in particular, between Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic states. "We are neighbors, we share a common history, and we need to work together to make our countries strong and powerful,” the NSDC secretary said.

In addition, Cichocki assured of Poland's unwavering position on the need for keeping sanction pressure on the Russian Federation, and stated about the readiness to provide all possible assistance in the probe of the Ukrainian plane crash.

The officials also discussed preparations for the visit of Head of the National Security Bureau of the Republic of Poland Paweł Soloch, scheduled for the end of January 2020.

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