Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski and Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard spoke about Polish–Swedish relations, which they found particularly dynamic.

Our relations have flourished based on our shared values and our exceptionally close, almost identical, perception of the challenges we are now facing in the region, Europe, and the world. Poland and Sweden understand each other without words.

- Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski said.

The chiefs of Polish and Swedish diplomacies also discussed top challenges to international security, including European defence, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the Middle East conflict, and cooperation on the Korean Peninsula.

Cooperation within the European Union

The European Union is one of the key dimensions of the Polish–Swedish strategic partnership. This is why MFA Undersecretary of State Artur Harazim and Sweden’s Minister for European Union Affairs Jessica Rosencrantz discussed cooperation within the EU in Gdynia. They reaffirmed that Poland and Sweden will work hard towards a European Union that is economically competitive, open to innovation, and on a par with global market players. Deputy Minister Harazim and Minister Rosencrantz also discussed the Multiannual Financial Framework and the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). The deputy head of Polish diplomacy emphasised that the willingness to understand each other’s perspectives is also an important dimension of the Strategic Partnership.

As demonstrated by the historically significant Polish–Swedish initiative of the Eastern Partnership, the Warsaw–Stockholm team is a recognizable brand within Brussels institutions. We commit to continuing dialogue and generating solutions needed for our countries and for Europe.

- summarised Deputy Minister Artur Harazim.

Security

Parallel to the meeting on foreign affairs, talks were also held by the Prime Ministers of Poland and Sweden, Donald Tusk and Ulf Kristersson, along with representatives of other ministries. Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Kupiecki accompanied Prime Minister Tusk’s delegation as National Security Advisor.

One of the most important points of the intergovernmental consultations was the signing of a contract for the purchase of three A26 submarines under the Orka programme, which opens a new chapter in military cooperation with Sweden.

At the conclusion of the consultations, representatives of Poland and Sweden adopted a Joint Declaration and a Joint Statement on the Baltic Sea Pact, in which both countries agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation on security and defence in the Baltic Sea.

See more:

Joint Statement of the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Sweden on the Baltic Sea Pact

Polish–Swedish Intergovernmental Consultations— Joint Declaration