"I am against constantly calling back tragic
pages of history, though they are worth remembering", Volodymyr Lytvyn,
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, emphasised at the press conference
in Koszalin city (Republic of Poland) on Saturday.
He stated, "We need practical actions rather than political battles provoked by the recalling of the past." According to V. Lytvyn, Ukrainian and Polish researchers are working together upon the investigation of history and are implementing common historical projects.
V. Lytvyn declared that since the Common Address of the Presidents of Poland and Ukraine "To the Mutual Understanding and Union" was signed in 1997, "a complicated way towards reconciliation and reunion has been passed."
The Head of the Ukrainian Parliament called for shaping the Ukrainian-Polish relations on the basis of fellowship and mutual neighbourly co-operation. He stressed the importance of understanding that "history should assist the work; otherwise it changes into a sharp weapon."
In his turn, Grzegorz Schetyna, Marshal of Sejm of the Republic of Poland, stated, 'We share the viewpoint on this issue.'