Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk assured on Friday that the Euro 2012 soccer championships are a joint undertaking for Poland and Ukraine.
"We are a responsible partner of UEFA so I will not tell anything that would deflate Michel Platini faith in Ukrainian ability to organize the event," Polish news agency PAP quoted Tusk as saying.
Tusk underlined that Poland's preparations for Euro 2012 proceeded according to the time-table. "We are 100 percent sure that we will meet all requirements," he added.
According to Friday issue of Dziennik daily, UEFA president Michel Platini admitted that the championships may be organized only by Poland in view of Kiev's delays in fulfilling the preparation plan.
Meanwhile, Polish Sport and Tourism Minister Miroslaw Drzewiecki also said on Friday he was not considering a possibility of organizing the Euro 2012 soccer championships without Ukraine.
"I would like to state that Poland is a very serious and reliable partner, and we are organizing the event as planned jointly with Ukraine without seeking any replacement," Drzewiecki told a press conference.
(Xinhua News Agency December 13, 2008)
