Eighty years ago, German aggression on Poland started the Second World War. In the early hours of 1 September 1939, troops of the German Reich crossed the Polish-German border. Polish Army put up military resistance and expected the Allies’ reaction. On 3 September 1939, France and the UK declared war on the German Reich but did not take any real military action. Poland’s tragic fate was sealed on 17 September 1939 when the Soviet Union launched the invasion of Poland from the East. The attack of the German Reich and the Soviet Union resulted from the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed by the two totalitarian regimes, a secret protocol to which effectively divided Central Europe into the so-called spheres of influence.

Expansion of bilateral cooperation, the European agenda, Eastern policy and transatlantic cooperation were the highlights of Polish-Danish consultations held today in Warsaw.

Minister Jacek Czaputowicz and Simon Coveney, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade talked about bilateral relations, Brexit, UN cooperation, and key items on the global agenda.

“We are gravely concerned about the situation in the Persian Gulf. In order to ease the tensions, the US and Europe need to cooperate,” Undersecretary of State at the MFA Marcin Przydacz said during an informal debate of the EU foreign ministers (Gymnich) in Finland’s capital.

“I welcome Minister Borrell’s second visit to Poland in the year that marks the centenary of the renewal of Polish-Spanish diplomatic relations and the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War,” Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said after his Friday meeting with Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation Josep Borrell Fontelles.

“We appreciate India’s international position. India is the second largest country in the world, a G20 member with a dynamic economy, an active UN member and one of the most important Asian countries, whose activity and leverage on the international stage keep growing,” said Minister Jacek Czaputowicz during today’s visit of India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to Warsaw.

On behalf of the Polish President, Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has presented Anna Sochańska with her nomination as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ireland today.

Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United Sates of America do not recognize the legitimacy of the so-called ‘presidential elections’ held in Georgia’s Abkhazia region by the de facto authorities in Sokhumi on August 25, 2019, and will not acknowledge their outcome. Similarly, we do not recognize the legitimacy or outcome of the so-called ‘parliamentary elections’ held in Georgia’s South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region on June 9, 2019.

“We have strong relations with Kuwait that go long back in time. We are aware of the role that Kuwait plays in the region and in the world. Your country is highly appreciated for its generosity and humanitarian actions. We welcome a constant growth in our bilateral contacts,” Poland’s foreign minister said yesterday in Kuwait.

The agenda of Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz’s visit to Lithuania included attending the “Valdas Adamkus International Conference” on the EU’s future Eastern policy, meeting with the deputy foreign minister of Lithuania and visiting the Mažeikiai oil refinery.