Ukrainian FM, Polish president discuss defense aid for Kiev, bilateral ties

MOSCOW. Oct 2 (Interfax) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiga and Polish President Andrzej Duda discussed Ukraine's defense needs during the former's visit to Warsaw, Ukrainian media said.

"I was glad to be received by President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw. We discussed Ukraine's priority defense needs, further military aid, invitation for Ukraine to join NATO, and our path to EU membership. We also identified ways to strengthen our good-neighborly bilateral relations," Sibiga said in a statement on social media on Tuesday evening.

Sibiga also said that he met with the Swedish government's National Security Advisor Henrik Landerholm earlier in the day to discuss defense cooperation and energy assistance to Ukraine.

"I met with National Security Advisor to the Government of Sweden Henrik Landerholm. We discussed defense cooperation and energy assistance to Ukraine ahead of winter," he said on social media on Tuesday evening.

Sibiga said he had invited Sweden to continue to invest in Ukraine's defense industry.