The meeting of foreign ministers of the Weimar Triangle and Polish-French bilateral consultations were the key points of Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau’s visit in Paris. Consultations of top diplomats of the Weimar Triangle member states were the first held in this format since 2016.

“We are in the middle of the pandemic, and facing its second wave. Therefore, it is key that individual countries, also at the level of the V4 region, inform each other of their actions and plans, and share experiences and knowledge to fight the pandemic more efficiently,” said Deputy Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk during a meeting to launch the virtual V4 Centre for COVID-19. The V4 initiative will complement contacts within the EU, WHO and other international structures.

“The EU’s strong and united position is of key importance in supporting Belarus whose society wants democratic changes,” Poland’s top diplomat emphasized at a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) session.

“Africa will become an attractive trade partner and its relatively young society will have a great need of knowledge and high technologies. The African Continental Free Trade Area that is being implemented will facilitate trade between the European Union and Africa and will create new possibilities also for Polish businesses,” Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said while opening the 2nd Conference for Africa titled “Africa - development directions”.

- Slovakia is our close partner. We share not only the obvious good neighbourly relations, but we also cooperate closely within regional and European formats. Today’s meeting reflects that particularly well. Despite difficulties, we sustain a regular good dialogue in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic, while following necessary safety rules, - highlighted Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk during his conversation with Deputy Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Martin Klus.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Polish Investment & Trade Agency S.A. (PAiH) have concluded a cooperation agreement on the promotion of Polish businesses on foreign markets. The agreement lays down cooperation rules between the two institutions as well as Polish diplomatic missions and PAiH Foreign Trade Offices. The document was signed by the Agency’s acting President Grażyna Ciurzyńska and the MFA Undersecretary of State Paweł Jabłoński.

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs fully shares the international community’s concern about the continuing hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh which have led to an increasing number of casualties, including civilians.

“The cooperation of the V4 countries with partners from the Baltic Sea region means that Central and Eastern European countries who share political and historical experiences speak with one voice at the EU forum. The today’s first meeting of heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees of our countries proves mutual understanding and shows our will to forge close cooperation to foster growth in the Central and Eastern Europe region,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau during today’s videoconference of heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees of the Visegrad Group countries, Latvia and Estonia. The meeting focused on Europe’s future.

"My visit today confirms that Warsaw and Prague have close relations, even in the times of the pandemic. The Czech Republic remains Poland’s strategic partner,” Minister Rau told his Czech counterpart Tomaš Petříček.