The discussion focused on the EU’s response to current developments in Afghanistan, coordination of evacuation and humanitarian measures, and the challenges of possible coordination of development assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

According to the information available to the MFA, five Polish citizens are currently staying in Afghanistan. They are in constant contact with the Polish consul in New Delhi, as well as the Embassies of France, Germany and the US in Kabul with regard to the possibilities of evacuation from the territory of Afghanistan.

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes a negative view of actions taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel and the unfounded decision to lower the rank of its diplomatic representation in Warsaw. Steps taken by Israel very severely harm our relations.

We are appalled by the unprecedented deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan resulting in record numbers of civilian casualties as well as targeted killings due to the advancement of the Taliban offensive. Such atrocities, violence and human suffering in Afghanistan should stop immediately.

On 7 August, a rescue team of State Fire Service with equipment to dry out flooded property left for Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany. Following the last week’s transport of dehumidifiers to North Rhine-Westphalia, it is another round of this kind of assistance to the residents of western regions of Germany affected with disastrous floodings three weeks ago.

Recently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been receiving reports of phone scams in which fraudsters claim to be either MFA’s employees or employees of Polish missions abroad to get the call recipients perform certain actions, especially money transfers. Usually, during the phone conversation scammers will inform you that you have failed to follow certain procedures or provided partial or false data while filling out forms, which will allegedly bring about legal consequences.

Political consultations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, meeting with Polish community in Banja Luka, visit at the Polish Military Contingent and talks with the president of the Republic of Srpska were the main items on the agenda of a three-day visit of Secretary of State Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A year ago, on 28 July 2020 in Lublin, the foreign ministers of the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Lithuania, and Ukraine signed a declaration establishing the Lublin Triangle.