There must be another Ukrainian-Polish border crossing point in Volyn: Krechiv-Kryliv!

Politics · 09:38 31.08.2010

This is the opinion of Ukrainian and Polish officials and public figures who on August 21, 2010 took part in the Cross-Border Cooperation Forum during the European Days of Good Neighbourhood "Border 835". On August 21-22, on the Ukrainian-Polish border on the bank of the Bug River near border marker 835, which is next to the settlements of Krechiv (Ukraine) and Kryliv (Poland), the European Days of Good Neighbourhood were held in Volyn for the second time. One of the main goals of holding the Days of Good Neighbourhood is to popularize the idea of an "open border" and to lobby for the creation of a new border crossing point in Ivanychi district near the town of Novovolynsk. These very topics became key during the Cross-Border Cooperation Forum as well. It is known that the number of border crossings on the Ukrainian-Polish border is tens of times smaller than on the corresponding section of the Polish-German border. In Ukraine itself, border crossing points are also located unevenly. Thus, three new crossings will soon be built in Lviv oblast. Instead, only two border crossing points with the EU operate in Volyn. This is clearly not enough to create friendly, both interpersonal and economic and tourist ties with the member states of the European Union. Therefore, representatives of the local authorities of Ivanychi district and the city of Novovolynsk and their Polish colleagues declared their readiness to strive for the creation of the Krechiv-Kryliv crossing. Representatives of public organizations that took part in the Forum also expressed support for this initiative. During the first plenary session, a decision was made to begin the process of developing a Roadmap for the construction of a border crossing point near border marker 835. The initiators of this process are not frightened by the fact that the cost of such works on the Bug River may be several times higher than similar initiatives on the land section of the border. They declared their readiness already next year to allocate funds for the necessary preparatory works and the development of a feasibility study. Residents of the border areas also support the initiative of public organizations and authorities regarding the creation of a border crossing point in Krechiv-Kryliv near Novovolynsk, as evidenced by their signatures under an appeal to higher authorities. The collection of signatures was conducted during the Days of Good Neighbourhood During the Forum, the state and prospects for the development of cross-border cooperation were also analyzed, as well as the realities of the visa policy of EU countries and local border traffic. The Forum was held with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Poland, and the European Program of the International Renaissance Foundation. The Cross-Border Cooperation Forum was attended by Zoltan Szalai (Head of the Policy, Press and Information Section of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine), Andriy Sybiha (Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine in Poland), Przemysław Gębik (Strategy and Planning Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland), Mirosław Sycz (Deputy Director of the Department of Cooperation and Development of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland), Tomasz Janik (Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Lutsk), Jelena van Hoffmann (Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Saxony), Olha Kvashuk (International Renaissance Foundation), Krzysztof Stanowski (Education for Democracy Foundation), as well as invited experts from Germany, delegations from Lublin Voivodeship, Volyn oblast, representatives of local self-government bodies and public organizations. The result of the Forum's work was the adoption of an appeal to the leadership of both countries, Ukraine and Poland, calling for revitalizing the process of creating a crossing in this region. It is planned to raise this issue at the nearest meeting of the relevant intergovernmental Ukrainian-Polish commission, whose meeting should take place at the end of October in Kharkiv. We are confident that if both the authorities and public organizations work together on this idea, then in the near future the border crossing point in Krechiv-Kryliv will become a reality.

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There must be another Ukrainian-Polish border crossing point in Volyn: Krechiv-Kryliv!

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