Ukraine and Poland have agreed to lift restrictions on the transit of railroad freight cars.

The Ukrainian and Polish Ministers of Infrastructure,, Oleksandr Kubrakov and Andrzej Adamczyk, met in Kyiv and agreed to lift restrictions on the transit of freight cars through Ukraine to Poland by rail as soon as possible. Following the meeting, the text of the joint statement was agreed upon, which emphasizes that the parties agreed to lift restrictions on the transit of freight cars through Ukraine to Poland by rail as soon as possible. In addition, the parties agreed to significantly increase the number of permits for international freight transport by road, in consideration of the needs of Ukrainian and Polish road carriers, reported President’s office.