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Foreign Affairs Council with the participation of Minister Zbigniew Rau

27.01.2021

The imprisonment of the Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny in Moscow, climate and energy diplomacy, and EU cooperation with the United Kingdom in foreign and security policy were the main topics of Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).

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During the meeting, the head of Polish diplomacy stressed the need for an EU response to the deteriorating human rights situation in Russia, one example of which is the attempted murder, and now the arrest, of Alexei Navalny. Minister Rau condemned the brutal repression of recent peaceful protests in defence of Alexei Navalny in many cities across Russia. 

On climate and energy diplomacy, it was stressed that the EU must remain competitive in pursuing its ambitious climate goals. Energy security should remain an overarching objective for the EU, which should therefore aim to become independent from dominant energy suppliers.

During a discussion with Toshimitsu Motegi, the chief of Japanese diplomacy, Minister Rau expressed Poland’s support for increased EU engagement in Asia, highlighting the similarities between Japan’s concept of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific and the EU’s policy in the region. 

Over an informal lunch, ministers held a discussion on EU-UK cooperation on external action, security and defense policy.

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