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24.05.2022Polish-Romanian Strategic Dialogue consultations (the so-called Small Quadriga) on security and defenceOn 24 May 2022, the Polish-Romanian consultations on security and defence in the so-called Small Quadriga format took place.
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23.05.2022Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau takes part in Second Preparatory Meeting of 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental ForumThe main topic of the Second Preparatory Meeting of the 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum was promoting security and stability through sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Held on 23-24 May 2022 in Łódź, the event was inaugurated by Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau and OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid.
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23.05.2022Minister Rau to visit BerlinOn 24 May, Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau will pay a working visit to the Federal Republic of Germany at the invitation of the German side. The visit will involve political consultations in Berlin between Poland’s chief diplomat and Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
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23.05.2022Head of the Foreign Service, Arkady Rzegocki, visits the United StatesHead of Foreign Service, Arkady Rzegocki, was with the delegation to the United States. The purpose of the visit was to talk with management of the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on increasing employment of Polish professionals in these institutions. During his visit, Head of the Foreign Service also met with the Director of the Institute of Foreign Service of the Department of State, as well as held meetings with Polish students and graduates of American universities, interested in diplomacy.
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23.05.2022Deputy Minister Paweł Jabłoński in Davos on Three Seas Initiative prospectsOn 23 May, Undersecretary of State at the MFA Paweł Jabłoński took part in an inauguration of the Three Seas House in Davos, opened for the first time in the history of the World Economic Forum.
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21.05.2022Minister Zbigniew Rau to inaugurate Second Preparatory Meeting of 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental ForumOn 23-24 May 2022, Łódź will host the Second Preparatory Meeting of the 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum. The main topic of the forum will be “Promoting security and stability in the OSCE area through sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic”. The opening session of the event will be attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau and OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid.
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20.05.2022Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk visits DublinOn 19-20 May 2022, Deputy Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk visited Dublin to meet with Irish Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne as well as with Ukrainian Ambassador Larysa Gerasko and a group of TDs and senators of the Irish Parliament (the Oireachtas). The deputy chief of Polish diplomacy also met with representatives of the Polish community organisations in Dublin.
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19.05.2022Secretary of State Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk takes part in celebrations marking 78th anniversary of Battle of Monte CassinoOn 18 May 2022, a delegation of Polish officials commemorated Polish soldiers killed in the Battle of Monte Cassino. Headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Culture and National Heritage Piotr Gliński, the delegation included Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk, Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm Małgorzata Gosiewska, and Deputy Minister of Education and Science Tomasz Rzymkowski.
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16.05.2022Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs relating to the declaration of Finland and Sweden about their intention to join NATOPoland welcomes Finnish and Swedish governments’ decision to apply for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation membership. This historic step confirms the radical change in the security situation in Europe as a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
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16.05.2022Deputy Minister Marcin Przydacz attends EU Foreign Affairs Council in BrusselsRussia’s aggression against Ukraine and the relations between the EU and the Western Balkan countries were the focus of today’s Foreign Affairs Council session. The foreign ministers also met with their counterparts from the Western Balkans and the head of Canadian diplomacy as part of the EU-Canada Joint Ministerial Committee. Poland was represented by Undersecretary of State Marcin Przydacz acting on behalf of Minister Zbigniew Rau.