During the talks on Thursday, Minister Rau underlined excellent relations between the two states. “We are bound by bilateral strategic partnership, common political and economic interests, and a similar vision of the global order. In the light of new challenges on the international stage, our relations will continue to grow,” he said. The two ministers summed up the difficult time of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and appreciated both countries’ mutual support.

Minister Rau noted that Japan is one of Poland’s most important economic partners in Asia. As a major source of investments, Japan has impacted the development of the Polish economy for years. In this context, energy cooperation was high on the meeting’s agenda. Energy sectors in both countries have been undergoing modernization to reduce their carbon impact. The prospective areas of cooperation are nuclear power, the development of hydrogen economy and clean coal combustion.
 
One of the key moments of the meeting on Thursday was the signing ceremony of the Action Plan of the Japan-Poland Strategic Partnership, which sets the course of bilateral cooperation for the next five years. This framework document outlines political, economic, military, scientific and cultural areas of Polish-Japanese partnership. The document is available below.

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