Head of Greek diplomacy Giorgos Gerapetritis congratulated minister Sikorski on his reappointment to office. The diplomats were satisfied with the state of bilateral relations and expressed hope that we can foster even further the Polish-Greek relations and cooperation on multilateral fora, especially within the EU and NATO.

Ministers Sikorski and Gerapetritis particularly stressed the importance of close cooperation between Poland and Greece as allies in the face of war. They expressed support for Kyiv's aspirations to join the European Union. They also agreed that Warsaw and Athens have a shared concern for future international security.

While talking with Malta's Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg, Poland's top diplomat Radosław Sikorski welcomed the good state of Polish-Maltese relations, which are best exemplified by the ceremonial opening of the Polish Embassy in Valetta in April 2023.

The ministers agreed that the recent opening of negotiations with Ukraine is a step in the right direction. Minister Sikorski appreciated the Republic of Malta's unwavering support for the EU's sanction policy against Russia. He praised the initiatives taken by Malta within the UN, as part of its non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

The ministers also congratulated each other: Minister Sikorski accepted congratulations on his reappointment as head of the Polish MFA and expressed them to his Maltese counterpart on Malta's OSCE chairmanship in 2024.

During today's discussion with Minister Billström, Minister Sikorski reaffirmed the willingness to further strengthen the strategic Polish-Swedish partnership, which historically has led to important initiatives, such as the Eastern Partnership. The conversation confirmed that the two countries have convergent opinions about the key areas for the Baltic region's future.

The officials agreed on the need for tightening the collaboration within the EU and in the security sector. They reaffirmed the willingness to continue the support for Ukraine and the firm policy towards Russia, as well as a shared assessment of the situation in the remaining Eastern policy's areas. They agreed that a visit of Sweden's top diplomat to Poland will be a good opportunity to talk about the future bilateral and regional cooperation in detail.

As for multilateral cooperation, Poland's and Sweden's foreign ministers guaranteed that the relations will develop within NATO once Sweden has joined the North Atlantic Alliance. They expressed the need for discussing some topics among foreign and defence ministers, both bilaterally and with the other Baltic countries.