“I have spoken with Canadian partners about boosting aid for Poland and Ukraine by way of closer cooperation, both humanitarian and military, on the North Atlantic Alliance’s eastern flank. I have been very well received by Canadian partners, whose many words of gratitude and recognition are what I would like to convey to Poland as a proof that our country has been on the right path with its efforts,” Deputy Minister Marcin Przydacz highlighted during his visit to Ottawa on 12-13 May.

“We are aware that food security has become one of the most urgent problems in international politics in recent years,” Poland’s chief diplomat said in a media briefing he gave together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Henryk Kowalczyk.

The 33rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Europe almost unanimously adopted a decision condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. In the adopted document member states expressed their concern about the impact of Russian aggression on world food security, as well as the rising prices of food, fertilizers and energy.

On 10 May, Secretary of State at the Polish MFA Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk visited Budapest to attend working consultations on the response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The 33rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) will be held on 10 - 13 May in Łódź, during which the issues of ensuring food security and the transformation of agrifood systems will be discussed. The event will be attended by representatives of agriculture ministries from 50 countries in Europe and Central Asia.

On 7-9 May 2022, invited by the Iranian side, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau paid an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran during which he met with the Republic’s President Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Consultative Assembly Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and held political consultations with Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.