President Yanukovich

President Bronisław Komorowski is paying a visit to Kiev later today, where he is to discuss with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich the state of negotiations on Ukraine’s association agreement with the EU.

President Komorowski hopes the agreement will be signed in the second half of the year, during Poland’s EU presidency.

He is also to declare Warsaw’s readiness to contribute to the work of an experts’ group which is to help Ukraine implement the Action Plan aimed at introducing visa-free travel to EU countries.

Mr Komorowski is to reiterate an invitation to Mr Yanukovich to attend a meeting of the presidents of Central European countries in Warsaw at the end of May, which US president Barack Obama will be attending.

The organization of the Euro 2012 football championships, which is to be co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, is also on the agenda.

At an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster, the Polish President is also to decelerate Poland’s contribution to the Chernobyl fund. (mk)