Poland, Russia Ink Unprecedented Cooperation Accord
Poland and Russia on Thursday inked an unprecedented accord outlining cooperation until 2020, signalling a warming of often frosty relations since the collapse of communism over two decades ago.
"Our social, regional and commercial relations are better than media reports would suggest," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said at a joint press conference with his visiting Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
The accord focused on boosting political and economic ties between EU and NATO member Poland and its Soviet-era master Russia including an agreement on cooperation in the international arena.
"We decided to pursue activity at the United Nations, the OSCE, the Council of Europe (...) but also to reinforce effectiveness and trust at the heart of the NATO-Russia council," Lavrov said, adding he hoped the agreement would "bring a new quality" to bilateral ties.
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