"The United Nations Security Council remains the most important forum to discuss maintaining international peace and security,” Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said before the opening of the general debate of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

In connection with the information appearing on the detention of the UBC Savannah ship and the press conference held by the family of the ship’s captain arrested in Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland would like to inform that the Polish diplomatic and consular service is fully committed to assisting Polish citizens involved in a drug trafficking case, following a seizure of 224.7894 kilogrammes of drugs.

Minister Jacek Czaputowicz took part in a meeting titled “Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World,” which was held as part of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz started his stay in New York by visiting the oldest and only Polish parish of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr in Manhattan. Minister Czaputowicz will stay in the USA until Thursday for the ministerial week of the UN General Assembly.

On the second day of his visit to New York, Minister Czaputowicz joined President Andrzej Duda at a meeting on the protection of religious freedom, met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov and took part in the EU foreign ministers’ meeting (FAC).

During his working visit to Poland, Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani met with Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz and Deputy Minister Konrad Szymański. The talks focused on the European prospects of North Macedonia.

“American military engagement in Europe is key to sustaining NATO’s collective defence capabilities,” Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said during a debate on the US military presence in Poland.

The intensification of economic relations and development cooperation between Poland and East African countries was the main topic of talks between Deputy Minister Marcin Przydacz and representatives from the ministries of foreign affairs and the economy during his visit to Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania, on 15-21 September.

Current European Union agenda, security policy, forging closer bilateral political and economic ties, as well as cooperation in regional formats were among the topics discussed by Jacek Czaputowicz and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Ramona Mănescu. The meeting was held as part of Polish-Romanian intergovernmental consultations in Bucharest.