In Poland, it was assumed that the unexpected participation of the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyridenko, in the "grain negotiations" could lead to a change in the already agreed text of the agreement regarding the terms of import and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products.
This became known from the Polish radio station RMF FM's own sources.
According to the report, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yuliya Svyridenko, should arrive in Warsaw on Monday for negotiations on the grain crisis. According to the previous plan, the negotiations were initially to be conducted exclusively by the ministers of agriculture of both countries.
However, according to sources, the composition of the Ukrainian delegation was expanded at the last moment. Representatives of the Polish Ministry of Agriculture unofficially emphasized that the increase in the rank of the Ukrainian delegation is not the best signal in this context.
Officials assured that the preliminary text of the agreement on import conditions was agreed on at the weekend and it is almost ready. However, the presence of Vice Prime Minister Svyridenko may mean that the entire document will have to be written almost from scratch.
The RMF FM correspondent, citing sources, points to few signs that Monday's meeting in Warsaw will be successful. According to him, the signing of an intergovernmental agreement, which would define the rules of transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through Poland in a new way, could be a success.
Before leaving for Poland, the Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, Mykola Solskyi, said that resuming the transit of grain and other products through Poland is the first step for Ukraine in today's negotiations.
We will remind you that on Saturday the Polish government decided to ban the import of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine until June 30 in order to protect the Polish agricultural sector.
The government of Hungary behind Poland has temporarily banned the import of grain and oilseeds, as well as other agricultural products, from Ukraine. At the same time, transit for Ukrainian agricultural products through the territory of Hungary will continue.
On Sunday, the European Commission, regarding the decision of Hungary and Poland, declared the inadmissibility of unilateral actions in the field of trade by EU member states.