“Peace and security as well as freedom and democracy cannot be taken for granted. We have learned this lesson the hard way,” said the Polish Foreign Minister in his address to the UN Security Council.

On 13 March, a delegation of six CDU/CSU members from Germany’s parliament were in Poland, headed by Alexander Dobrindt, head of the CSU parliamentary group. The purpose of the visit was to learn about the situation at the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing points and the organisation of assistance for refugees arriving from Ukraine, as well as discussing the necessary steps to stop Russia’s illegal aggression against civilians.

On 14 March 2022, during the first day of his visit to New York, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau met with President of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid of Maldives.

On 14 March, Minister Zbigniew Rau met in New York with Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, chargé d’affaires a.i. of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mission to the UN, which holds the UN Council presidency in March 2022. The meeting centred on Russian aggression in Ukraine and its humanitarian implications.

The MFA head will be speaking with United Nations representatives in New York about Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the humanitarian situation of refugees from this country.

Yesterday, in another round of evacuation from Ukraine, 58 ill children and their carers arrived in Poland on board eleven ambulances and three coaches. All the evacuees reached their destination in safety.

On 10 March in the afternoon, Minister Rau spoke by phone with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau’s telephone call with Othman Jerandi focused on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine triggered by the Russian aggression.

On 11 March 2022, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau held a telephone conversation with head of diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.