On 23 March, Deputy Minister Paweł Jabłoński met with Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, Minister of State for South and Central Asia, North Africa, the United Nations and the Commonwealth at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the UK Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict.

The deputy chief of Polish diplomacy met with Melanie Huml in Warsaw on Wednesday, 23 March. The talks focused on humanitarian aid for refugees from Ukraine.

On 22 March, Minister Zbigniew Rau met in Warsaw with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden Ann Linde. The talks between the Polish and the Swedish top diplomats centred around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, coordination of support for Kyiv, and cooperation within the OSCE.

On 22 March, a videoconference of the Weimar Triangle ministers of foreign affairs was held at the initiative of France, attended by Minister Zbigniew Rau, Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (France), and Minister Annalena Baerbock (Germany).

EU foreign ministers’ Monday session in Brussels focused on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Such was also the context of a meeting with Moldova’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicolae Popescu. The FAC also covered the situation in Mali and reached an agreement on the draft Strategic Compass for the EU, scheduled for adoption at the forthcoming European Council meeting.

On 21 March, Minister Zbigniew Rau will be in Brussels to take part in a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council devoted to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

On 15-17 March 2022, Deputy Minister Szynkowski vel Sęk visited Copenhagen and Helsinki. The aim of the meetings was to discuss the impact of Russian aggression against Ukraine, work out further ways to support the country and its citizens fleeing from war, including coordination of humanitarian aid. The consultations also covered energy security of our region and Europe. The deputy minister also met with representatives of Polish community organisations in Denmark and Finland.