The Day of Polish Community and Poles Abroad was established in recognition of the historical contribution of diaspora communities to the national objectives of the country of their forefathers. Celebrated jointly with Polish Flag Day, it is intended to encourage Poles to reflect on the glorious pages of the country's past.

“We appreciate the strategic importance of the European Neighbourhood Policy. Its eastern dimension, that is the Eastern Partnership, invariably remains one of the pillars and priorities of Poland’s eastern policy. For Poland, as for other Visegrad Group countries, keeping the Eastern Partnership high on the EU agenda has always been important due to its role in stabilising and promoting economic progress in Eastern Europe. Together we invest in development, security and stability in the region,” said Minister Zbigniew Rau during the meeting of the heads of diplomacy of the Visegrad Group and the Eastern Partnership.

Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary have displayed solidarity and reliability as regards meeting their obligations as the NATO members and the contribution to our common security,” underlined Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk, MFA’s Deputy Secretary of State and the Government Plenipotentiary for the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group.

On 29 April 2021, Secretary of State Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk held a videoconference with Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, the Secretary-General of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The participation of Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński in today’s “Invest in Three Seas” forum in Tallinn was an opportunity to showcase the economic potential of Central and Eastern Europe and the Three Seas Investment Fund, an important instrument for financing infrastructure projects across the region. Hosted by the Office of the President of the Republic of Estonia, the meeting was attended by the initiative members’ government coordinators. The main target audience was business communities in the Baltic States and Poland.

On 22-23 April 2021, under the Trilogue format, Minister Zbigniew Rau met in Bucharest with his counterparts from Romania and Turkey, Bogdan Aurescu and Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, respectively. The ministers discussed cooperation within the North Atlantic Alliance, mainly in the context of preparations for the NATO summit in June. The diplomats also talked about the progressing implementation of the Trilogue cooperation programme adopted in 2020 and its possible extension into other thematic areas. They underlined good political and military cooperation of the three countries. “Our countries are the pillars of NATO’s Eastern Flank, standing in the front line of the Alliance and exposed to direct threats to their security,” pointed out Minister Rau, and added: “We agree on the need and the direction of North Atlantic Alliance’s further strategic adaptation, which includes starting work on the new Strategic Concept during next NATO summit.”

On 23 April 2021, Polish Ambassador to Moscow Krzysztof Krajewski was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. As previously announced, he was served a diplomatic note to the effect that five Polish diplomats were declared personae non gratae.

“I hope that the cooperation between our countries will continue to develop dynamically. The Czech Republic remains Poland’s strategic neighbour and ally,” stressed Minister Zbigniew Rau during his phone conversation with the minister of foreign affairs of the Czech Republic.

The video conference Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński held on Thursday with his Serbian counterpart Vladimir Maric focused on the practical aspects of economic diplomacy and the activity of the Polish diplomatic service in promoting Polish companies, products and services. The Serbian side asked Poland to share our experiences in this area as Serbia continues the overhaul of its economic diplomacy.

“Poland firmly believes in the high value of regional cooperation in the field of security. The OSCE provides us with the necessary support in our bilateral efforts and within other international organisations, in particular the EU, NATO, and the UN,” underlined Minister Rau during Helga Schmid’s visit to Poland.