Security cooperation between Warsaw and Kyiv and Ukraine's path to EU membership topped the agenda of today's Warsaw meeting of Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski with Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha. Minister Sybiha accompanied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on his official visit to Poland.

Security in Europe, transatlantic relations, and economic cooperation were the main topics of Poland's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski's meeting with Portugal's Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel in Warsaw. The two chief diplomats attended the signing ceremony of a memorandum of cooperation between Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and Banco Português de Fomento.

Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski has met today with the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Christophe Bigot. The meeting focused on the current situation in the Middle East.

During the jubilee gala marking the 70th anniversary of Totalizator Sportowy, Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski presented the Bene Merito honorary distinctions to outstanding athletes. Besides Robert Lewandowski, Andrzej Bargiel, and Piotr Żyła, the recipients included the Olympic champion Aleksandra Mirosław and the Olympic silver medallist Katarzyna Zillmann.

Today, Undersecretary of State Henryka Mościcka-Dendys took part in a diplomatic conference in The Hague. The Polish deputy foreign minister signed the Convention Establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine on behalf of Poland. The newly established Commission will decide on compensation for damages and losses caused during Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine.

Deputy chief of MFA Marcin Bosacki participated in a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting held in Brussels on 15 December. EU foreign ministers discussed among others Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and EU-China relations.

During today's consultations, the two interlocutors discussed current bilateral issues, the question of the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process, and the security situation in the South Caucasus in the light of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

On December 11, at the Informal Meeting of Ministers for European Affairs in Lviv, Poland reinforced its support for Ukraine's EU membership by announcing its participation in the Ukraine2EU - EU Integration Support Programme. Poland has contributed €1 million to Ukraine2EU and will provide advisory support drawn from its own experience to Ukrainian public administration institutions it their efforts to conduct EU-related reforms and align legislation with the EU acquis. The contribution will also help to reinforce the Verkhovna Rada's capacities related to Ukraine's EU accession.

On 8-11 December, Robert Kupiecki, undersecretary of state at the MFA and national security advisor to the prime minister, visited Washington, D.C. His agenda included attending the Aspen Security Forum as well as holding several meetings with members of the US administration.

MFA Secretary of State Ignacy Niemczycki opened today a conference, held in Warsaw, to mark the 20th anniversary of Bruegel, a think tank, titled "Can policy survive politics?”. The event focused on the European Union's security and competitiveness.