Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha proposed a package of "anti-crisis steps" meant to allay tensions between Ukraine and Poland during a meeting with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski in Warsaw on July 3, Sybiha said. The ministers' meeting comes a time of strained relations between Kyiv and Warsaw due to disputes over history, memory, and the legacy of World War II. "Ukraine remains open to an equal and honest dialogue," Sybiha wrote on social media following his meeting with Sikorski. "I proposed a package of anti-crisis steps. This includes initiating consultations between our foreign ministries, organizing a meeting of World War II expert historians who participated in the Polish-Ukrainian Congress of Historians in May, and reaching out to the religious leaders of both nations to leverage their authority in our bilateral dialogue."The Polish Foreign Ministry said the officials agreed to work towards improving bilateral relations in a statement issued after the talks."The ministers agreed that the key to improving our relations is historical dialogue based on truth and respect for the past," the ministry said.
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