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.

On 7-9 May 2022, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau will pay an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran at the invitation of the Iranian side. During the visit, Poland’s top diplomat will meet with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and President of the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. He will also hold political consultations with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

On 5 May, the National Stadium in Warsaw hosted an International Donors’ Conference, organised on the initiative of Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and attended either in person or online by heads of states and governments of 21 countries, humanitarian organisations, financial institutions as well as representatives of the global business community.

Security situation in Europe in the face of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the NATO summit in Madrid, and energy security were the priorities of Deputy Minister Marcin Przydacz’s talks in Madrid.

On 5 May, Minister Zbigniew Rau met in Warsaw with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský. This was the first time the Czech minister visited Poland after he assumed the position in the autumn of 2021.

On May 3-4, 2022, the Head of the Foreign Service, Arkady Rzegocki, visited Dublin to meet with senior representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland and discuss the organization and functioning of the foreign service. The Head of the Foreign Service also met the representatives of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions to discuss cooperation with Polish analytical and research institutions and the promotion of Polish candidates for employment in EU institutions. An important element of the program was the participation in the celebrations of the May 3rd National Day and a meeting with representatives of the oldest Polish diaspora organizations in Ireland.