The Polish government has criticized the President of the Republic Andrzej Duda, for the words on the need to lengthen the "Normandy format" talks on the situation in Ukraine, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Poland Grzegorz Schetyna. According to Schetyna, "this is a bad word. ""we need to strengthen and support the" channel format ", - He pointed, assuring that the Polish government is aware of the process of negotiations by the Quartet. "maybe this formula is not perfect and the dialogues are not as fast, but there is no alternative," he added, expressing hope that at the end of the year it will be Possible to summarize the results and think about what to do next, reports the news Agency. Schetyna, representing the ruling Republic party of Civic platform of Prime Minister Eva kopacz, tried to convince a responsible foreign policy in isolation from party differences and the agreement between the government and the new President Duda (nominated for the post by the opposition party of ex-Premier Jaroslaw Kaczynski "Law and justice" ). Last Sunday, Duda said that in terms of the first role of a leader of a country visit to Berlin on August 28, wants to raise the issue of changing the format of talks on the situation in Ukraine." I Want to talk about it. I can't imagine it (the format) did not participate in a strong European countries. Also it could connect US as a world power with which Russia should definitely be considered, and Ukraine's neighbors, specifically interested in what is happening there, " said Duda. Along with this, the first day of the week the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that all the problems of resolving the situation in the East of the state can be solved in the framework of the Minsk and Normandy format." We don't need new formats, we have Minsk and Norman. I'm ready to discuss new formats, but we believe the basic format of Norman, which has proven its effectiveness, " said He. Elected in may, the new leader of Poland Andrzej Duda officially took office on 6 August, but even before, began to deploy anti-Russian policy. Duda said that Poland is vitally necessary to seek allies to counter Russia and Germany, which, according to his statement, trying to apply Warsaw in their own interests and " to divide Poland ". He Also claimed that " modern Russia, which, besides all this, and openly violates the norms of international law, has nothing to do with democracy."