Video conference of the heads of diplomacy of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership
12.06.2020
The virtual meeting of European Union and Eastern Partnership ministers of foreign affairs was the preparation of a meeting of the heads of state and government, planned for June 18. Poland was represented by Minister Jacek Czaputowicz. Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the EU Andrzej Sadoś participated in the meeting in Brussels.
"The European Union must send a strong signal of support to the Eastern Partnership countries and the entire region during a pandemic" - said the head of Polish diplomacy. "Our activities should be focused on the reconstruction of the economies of the Eastern Partnership countries. In this way, we can strengthen the relations of these countries with the EU" - he added.
At the meeting, the ministers expressed their support for the Joint Communication on the Eastern Partnership beyond 2020 and its five long-term political objectives, which are: economy and connectivity; accountable institutions; rule of law and security; green and digital transformation and fair and inclusive societies. In March, the proposal was presented by the Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borell.