Minister Zbigniew Rau hosted Australia’s head of diplomacy, Marise Payne, in Warsaw. The ministers met in the context of a real threat of an armed conflict in Eastern Europe which could have global consequences.

Secretary of State Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk travelled to Berlin on 17 and 18 February.

The head of Polish diplomacy summed up his recent visit to Moscow as OSCE Chairman-in-Office, and the course of his talks with Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.

On 15 February 2022, joined by forty-five other countries, including all EU member states, Poland put the Belarusian Association of Journalists forward for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Many non-governmental organisations supporting journalists in their work across the globe also endorsed the nomination. Poland was in the group of countries that launched the initiative at UNESCO.

Foreign Affairs Minister Zbigniew Rau, as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, has today concluded his first official visit to Moscow.

On 15 February, Zbigniew Rau, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs and OSCE Chairman-in-Office, will travel to Moscow. The main point on the agenda will be a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.

It is our pleasure to announce that Poland’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Prof. Marcin Czepelak, has been elected to a five-year term as the new Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague.

OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Foreign Affairs Minister Zbigniew Rau has today concluded his first official visit to Ukraine since Poland’s OSCE Chairmanship takeover. He highlighted the necessity of undertaking actions to solve the crisis in and around that country in line with both international law and the principles and obligations of the OSCE.

Zbigniew Rau, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs and OSCE Chairman-in-Office, will travel to Ukraine today on what will be his first official visit to the country.