Polish and Israeli Diplomats Jointly Commemorate the 78th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The key issue addressed during the EU foreign ministers’ videoconference on Monday was the situation in Ukraine and Ethiopia. Besides the discussion within the group, the ministers also talked with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. Among other current affairs, discussed were the developments in Myanmar, Mozambique, Georgia, Russia and Belarus.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland welcomes the publication of the second report of the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team (IIT).

- Poland, as ODIHR’s host country, is particularly interested in active and effective functioning of the institution. We are proud to support ODIHR in its mission to enhance democracy and advance human rights in the entire OSCE region - said Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. Zbigniew Rau during his meeting today with Matteo Mecacci, a newly appointed Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Warsaw.

– Today Poland is once again fulfilling its obligation towards those affected by a humanitarian crisis – we are sharing what we can with a country facing problems in the aftermath of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In response to the Armenian government’s call for humanitarian assistance, we are providing the civilian population affected by armed conflict with urgent material aid: bedding, blankets, towels, digital thermometers, disinfectant liquid, and manometers – said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Paweł Jabłoński on an airlift of humanitarian aid dispatched to Yerevan on 15 April 2021 at Kraków Airport.

“We can see prospects for intensifying cooperation between the countries of V4 and of Central Asia, which can bring us mutual benefits,” underlined Deputy Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk during consultations with his counterparts from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, as well as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The meeting, held in the form of a videoconference, confirmed the need for regular discussions at the forum of the Visegrad Group and Central Asia on current challenges in regional, international and security policy.

“During the pandemic, when air travel has been particularly badly affected by restrictions on movement, the fact the Republic of Peru has signed and ratified the Montreal Protocol No. 3 reminds us that it will be possible to return to normal transport and functioning in the international environment,” said Deputy Minister Piotr Wawrzyk at the ceremony that was held on Wednesday at the MFA headquarters.

On Wednesday, NATO foreign and defence ministers participated in an emergency videoconference of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on Afghanistan. Poland was represented by Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.