Strengthening bilateral relations in the agricultural sector was the aim of today’s meeting between Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak and representatives of the Vietnamese Parliament.

Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski held a meeting with the representatives of agricultural organisations of these countries under the Lublin Triangle. The meeting participants confirmed their readiness for close cooperation in the issues related to agriculture, including trading in agri-food products. Solidarity and willingness to continue support to the Ukrainian party were also highlighted.

The meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) was held on 24 June this year in Luxembourg. The Polish delegation was headed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski. The key areas of discussions were the conclusions on the future of agriculture in the European Union (EU) and the Communication from the European Commission on the state of play of the sustainable fisheries in the EU.

Lifting the ban on poultry meat export from Poland to China is the effect of arrangements contained in the documents signed during the visit of the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak to Beijing.

Today, the Secretary of State Stefan Krajewski held a meeting with the Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Poland Mohamed Saleh Eddine Belaid. This was the first visit of Ambassador Belaid to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The talks explored the possibilities for extending the Polish-Algerian trading and developing cooperation in the field of science and research in agriculture. The meeting was also attended by the Chief Veterinary Officer Krzysztof Jażdżewski.

The Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak held the meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador of Vietnam to Poland Ha Hoang Hai. The talks focused on the priority issues in the field of bilateral relations in the agri-food sector. In addition, the possibilities for intensification of trade and development of scientific and research cooperation were discussed.

Today, the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak held a meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to Poland Taoufik Chebbi. The talks focused on the bilateral cooperation development opportunities, in particular in trading in agri-food products and sharing experiences in research and innovation in the agricultural sector.

The meeting of the Polish and Ukrainian dairy sector held on 17 June 2024 in Bialystok was another step in cooperation between the Polish and Ukrainian dairy industries. The meeting was attended by the representatives of governments of both countries: Secretary of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Krajewski and the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Victor Kantsurak as well as the representatives of the dairy sector.

The superior objective of the visit of the Secretary of State Michał Kołodziejczyk to the Republic of Korea held between 9 and 14 June 2024 was providing support to the Polish entrepreneurs under the “Polish mean in the Republic of South Korea” project. The Deputy Minister was accompanied by Director-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Bogusław Wijatyk and the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Paweł Meyer.

On 4-6 June 2024, the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak visited Beijing. The Deputy Minister was accompanied by the Chief Veterinary Officer Krzysztof Jażdżewski. The main objective of the talks was to continue the arrangements with China on the further expansion of access to the Chinese market for Polish agri-food products and the increase in the food export from Poland.