Poland hopes for "constructive cooperation" with Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's "new democratically elected president," a top Polish Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych narrowly won Ukraine's presidential election with 48.95% of the vote, with his rival Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko garnering 45.47% of the vote, 3.48 points behind Yanukovych, according to preliminary results announced on Wednesday after election authorities finished counting ballots following Sunday's runoff.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer told the country's parliament that the recent presidential elections in Ukraine were "transparent, [and] in line with all democratic procedures."
Poland showed strong support of the "orange revolution" in Ukraine that overturned Yanukovych's tainted victory in late 2004, and brought Western-leaning political forces to power.
WARSAW, February 10 (RIA Novosti)
