During the consultations, the ministers discussed defence and security cooperation, the situation in Ukraine, and Polish-Danish bilateral relations, including cooperation in energy and green transformation.

“Polish-Danish consultations on Bornholm are an important element in building our joint, unified response to the difficult reality in Europe,” highlighted Minister Rau. “Not unlike Poland, Denmark is perfectly aware of what is at stake when it comes to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine,” observed Poland’s chief diplomat. “All possible measures must be undertaken to deprive Russia of the possibilities to continue to destabilise the security situation. Let us not make the same mistakes as back in 2008 and 2014. European security architecture, including in the Baltic Sea region, must not be built with Russia now,” said Minister Rau.

The head of Polish diplomacy emphasised his appreciation for Denmark’s engagement in strengthening regional security, including as a framework nation of the Multinational Corps Northeast in Szczecin (PL-DK-DE) and a country participating in the Enhanced Forward Presence on NATO’s eastern flank. A further impetus for security cooperation with Denmark is Copenhagen’s decision, adopted by referendum on 1 June this year, to abandon the opt-out in the area of the Common Security and Defence Policy.

The meeting of foreign ministers was another one in a series of high-level bilateral meetings leading up to the official inauguration of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline, which links Poland, Denmark and Norway. The event is scheduled for 27 September. The project is the Polish government’s most important part of the strategic plan to diversify gas supplies. Together with other investments in energy infrastructure, it is set to end Poland’s dependence on Russian gas. The Polish and Danish ministers valued the potential of renewable energy collaboration, pointing to the ongoing cooperation between Polish and Danish companies in the development of offshore wind farms in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea.

 

Łukasz Jasina
MFA Press Spokesperson

Photo: Sebastian Indra/MFA