Considering the cases of the red cross emblem being misused by unauthorised entities, it should be noted that the right to use the red cross emblem as a distinctive and protective mark exists only as provided for in international humanitarian law.

Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who is currently Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, will travel to the Republic of Moldova on 24-25 March for talks with its highest-level officials.

It is with great sadness and regret that we learned about the passing of Madeleine Korbel Albright. On behalf of Poland and all Poles, we would like to extend our condolences and sympathy to her family and the American people as a whole.

On 24 March, Minister Zbigniew Rau received Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Pavel Latushka, head of the National Anti-Crisis Management, also took part in the talks. The main topics of the meeting were Warsaw’s support for Belarusian citizens, the internal situation in the country, and the role of Minsk in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Thirty children and their carers crossed Poland’s border with Ukraine in Medyka. The children left war-torn Ukraine to undergo treatment in Poland.

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).