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IWP hеld a videoconference with Adam Michnik

04:10 PM 8-6-2011

Institute of World Policy held a videoconference “Soft Power as a Means to Success in World Politics: Lessons of Poland for Ukraine” with Adam Michnik editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, famous Polish essayist, historian and policy analyst.Videoconference “Soft Power as a Means to Success in World Politics: Lessons of Poland for Ukraine” took place within the framework of the project “Ukraine’s Soft Power: A tool for effective foreign policy”, which is implemented by the Institute of World Policy with the support of the UNITER/Pact.

Talking to the Ukrainian experts he claimed that Poland will keep on cupporting the European aspirations of Ukraine.
”Strong Ukraine corresponds to the national interests of Poland’, he said.

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Adam Michnik explained the behavior and hospitability expressed by President Komorovsky to his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich during the visit of the later to Warsaw as a due respect to Ukrainian State, not a personal emotions.
”Poland will do its best to make Ukraine realize, that it is not doomed to be always dependent on Kremlin’, he stated.

However, Poland should be careful in developing its relations with Ukraine, as it stills lack the transparent and comprehensive foreign policy.