Poland was invited to Defence Industries Forum but did not participate
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Poland was one of the first countries to receive an invitation to the Defence Industries Forum in Kyiv, but it did not attend last Friday.
Source: Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Zvarych in an interview with Polish TVN24, quoted by European Pravda
Details: The interviewer asked Zvarych why there were no Polish representatives at the meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv with representatives of the defence industry of many countries.
Quote from Zvarych: "This is a question for the Polish side, because Poland was one of the first to receive an invitation to the event.
This is a sovereign decision of each country. We send an invitation, and a country decides whether to accept it or not based on its interests. So we respect such decisions, but this is not a reason to blame Ukraine for Poland's absence."
Background:
- At the historic meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv on 2 October, Poland was one of only three countries not represented at the level of foreign minister.
- The Defence Industries Forum was held in Kyiv on 29 September. At the forum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced, among other things, the creation of Defence Industries Alliance.
- After the meeting, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke of a "new era" for the Ukrainian defence industry.
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