Kyiv will seek to obtain the reopening of transit for its food products and grains via Poland during the discussions taking place today in Warsaw, the Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mikola Solski announced after Poland and Hungary announced bans on some imports from Ukraine, Reuters reports. The Polish farmers have denounced the fact that a large part of Ukrainian grain and other products is not distributed to the rest of the European Union, but remains in the country, causing a reduction in grain prices. The president of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, announced on Saturday, at a government meeting, that he had made the decision to stop imports of Ukrainian products to avoid a crisis on the domestic agricultural market. Minister Solski said that the transit of food products through Hungary and Slovakia was not affected. He also stated that he would have additional discussions in Romania on Wednesday and in Slovakia on Thursday.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania International
