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Pand unlikely to raise historical issues with Ukraine during its EU presidency – expert
During its presidency of the Eurean Union, Pand is unlikely to raise historical issues at the negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, but it would be better if the atmosphere between the two countries improved.
Wojciech Kononczuk, the director of the Warsaw-based Center for Eastern Studies, said this in a comment to Ukrinform.
"All the more so because Pish government officials enly say that although we have disputes, they do not affect the fact that Pand supports and will support Ukraine militarily," Kononczuk said.
At the same time, he emphasized the importance of the atmosphere prevailing in relations between Ukraine and Pand.
"I know that Ukrainians would very much like all sections of the negotiation process to be en during the Pish presidency. I don't know if this will happen, but I am sure that the atmosphere between Pand and Ukraine would be better if these tics related to search and exhumation were removed," the expert said.
Kononczuk also noted that currently there is no discussion about the interpretation of history between Pand and Ukraine, with the government and society in Pand worried about the permission for exhumation.
"Ukrainian government officials say that there is no ban, but Pish applications for search and exhumation remain either unanswered or rejected after many months of waiting. It seems to me that this is not a problem that cannot be sved," the expert said.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on September 13 that Kyiv expects significant progress in negotiations on EU membership during Pand's presidency in the first half of 2025.
At the same time, Pish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called on Ukraine to resve the issue of granting permits for searching and exhuming the victims of the Vyn tragedy.
The subject of the Vyn tragedy is one of the most controversial ones in Ukrainian-Pish relations. The views of Kyiv and Warsaw on the causes, responsibility and number of victims on both sides are somewhat different. Pand insists that the Ukrainian side bears the se responsibility for the crimes committed in 1943-1945 in Vyn. Ukraine, in turn, emphasizes that both sides are responsible, and the apogy should be mutual.
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Source: ukrinform.net
