ODESA, DECEMBER 20th, 2012, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE ― Consul General of Poland to Odesa Mrs Joanna Strzelczyk has stated the Consulate General of Poland in Odesa issue more than 23 thousand visas in 2012, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

Mrs Joanna Strzelczyk reported yesterday, 19 December, during the press conference.

“This year, the Consulate General of Poland in Odesa issued 23 thousand 334 visas. It is not much more than last year, but much more than in 2010, when less than 17 thousand visas were issued. The figure is not the final for 2012, as we are still working to the end of the year. Most of the visas were tourist ― 8 thousand 178 visas”, the Consul General noted.