Ukraine and Poland have a common history, which should be discussed in a calm and balanced manner, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said on Tuesday.

"We have a common history, in which there are common pages: both victorious – our common victories, we should not forget about this as well, and we should appreciate this common history of ours. But there are also sad pages, which we should discuss in a frank, truthful, but calm manner. We talked about this with Mr. President Andrzej Duda during his visit to Kyiv, and we are moving in this direction. We are moving calmly, and we will continue this movement so that our history is not manipulated by our enemies. Therefore, we must open these pages, read and write them together, in a calm and very balanced manner," he said at a press conference in Kyiv, answering the question about how the Ukrainian government sees the solution to the disputed historical issues between Ukraine and Poland.

The Prime Minister stressed that Ukraine and Poland are not just neighbors, but true partners, and the Ukrainian side is grateful for all the support provided.

"As for these historical issues, we have always been very frank about it, our Institute of National Remembrance together with the relevant Polish institutions is in constant dialog, we are constantly making steps towards each other. We would like to resolve this very quickly, and we had proposals to exchange everything for everything, to agree, to solve it in one block, and to close this page of our discussions altogether. But our historical institutions have a certain approach, they are moving, and there is some progress on both sides," Shmyhal said.