Poland in New Zealand

Ambassador of Poland was received by Tongan Prime Minister Hon. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa at the Prime Minister Chambers. He also met with the Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mr Viliami Malolo.

While in Tonga Ambassador Z. Gniatkowski was accompanied by Mr Piotr Grzybowski, PhD Engineer of the Warsaw University of Technology and together they visited a number of agencies dealing with climate change and environment. Talks were held with the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREE), Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication Office (MEIDECC). Polish delegates had an opportunity to visit EU-financed projects currently being developed in Nuku’alofa region. Meetings took place with representatives of the Ministry of Public Enterprise (responsible for waste management) and the Ministry of Finance. In the engagement with Tonga Youth Parliament, Ambassador Z. Gniatkowski and dr P. Grzybowski participated in mangrove seedlings planting initiative at ‘Ahau aiming to protect environment and highlighting importance of mitigation.

Ambassador of Poland met with academics and students of the University of the South Pacific in Nuku’alofa, where he delivered a public talk “Poland - member of the UN and the EU. What Poland is today.”. Presentation highlighted Poland’s commitments and main historical facts about the Polish transformation in 1990s.

Poland established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Tonga in 2016.