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Polish PM Kopacz calls on Pres. to convene security council over Ukraine

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Jo Harper 26.08.2015 13:56
Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz has appealed to president, Andrzej Duda, to convene a sitting of the National Security Council (RBN) to decide on Poland’s stance in relation to events in Ukraine.

Duda has called for a change of format of discussions on the situation in Ukraine, with new members added. He said that at a meeting with German leaders in Berlin this Friday he would propose the inclusion of the US and Ukraine itself in the talks.

Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna described statements made by Duda about the format of talks on the Ukraine crisis as "unfortunate and awkward."

“We should support the Normandy format; this formula is not perfect, but there is no alternative for it at present,” he added.

The Normandy format involves discussions between Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France. These countries would be represented respectively by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Francois Hollande.

On Sunday, Duda said that he would like to discuss the merits of the format during an upcoming official visit to Berlin.

Kopacz said Duda’s comments indicated he did not want to communicate with the government.

Kopacz told reporters that the situation in eastern Ukraine had deteriorated badly and could get even worse. “I would very much urge the president to call a sitting of the RBN,” she said.

Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, said on Monday he saw no reason to change the format.

The Normandy format is a diplomatic group of senior representatives of the four countries (Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France) to resolve the situation in the East of Ukraine. The name comes from the meeting of the heads of the four states, which for the first time was held on June 6, 2014, in Château de Bénouville, Normandy (France), in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord. (jh/rk)

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