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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has met with Polish economist and politician Leszek Balcerowicz on Jan. 31 and invited him to join the reform process in Ukraine.

According to the press service of the president, the head of state
noted that Ukraine, which is now the object of aggression, needs
international support to stabilize the economy. At the same time, he
said the country has unique opportunities for reforms.

“Today we have the government with a high potential, very
professional and pro-European. We have a unique opportunity to carry out
reforms in the country,” Poroshenko said.

However, he stressed the Polish experience in the sphere of local governance reforms would be interesting for Ukraine.