ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 19 – The organizers of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship in Ukraine and Poland must jointly solve the problem of entry visas for football fans, said Union of European Football Associations President Michel Platini.

"We need some agreement between Ukraine and Poland so as to prevent difficulties for fans," Platini said at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and leaders of the Russian football fan clubs in St. Petersburg on Thursday.