“I thank you for your effort, everyday work and diligence in fulfilling this honourable, but sometimes difficult mission in the consular service,” Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said at a ceremony to honour Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish Consul General in Cologne, with the Consul of the Year Award.

“Having in mind the diversity of the Polish community in the world – its different groups, countries and needs – we seek to come up with new initiatives to match this richness,” the deputy foreign minister said at today’s meeting with representatives of the Polish community and Poles from Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Brazil.

“Good memories of the time spent in our country will encourage programme participants to become Poland’s informal ambassadors,” said deputy chief of Polish diplomacy during today’s event. Speaking to scholarship holders, Deputy Minister Jabłoński emphasised that Polish scholarship programmes share a common goal: encourage talented youth to come to Poland and study at its top universities. “I am convinced that it is an investment with a high return rate,” pointed out the deputy MFA head.

Revitalising the multilateral system and creating multidimensional and sustainable connectivity between Europe and Asia were the main topics discussed at the ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Madrid.

The main goal of Polish foreign minister’s visit to Qatar was participation in the Doha Forum 2019.

On 15-16 December 2019, Minister Jacek Czaputowicz will take part in ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Madrid.

“Alongside our historical dialogue which remains at the top of the bilateral agenda, Poland and Ukraine would like to search for new forms of cooperation, with particular focus on the economy. If we complete infrastructural projects, modernize border crossings on the Ukrainian side and streamline rail and sea transport between our countries, we will boost our joint economic potential,” Polish deputy foreign minister said at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Vasyl Bodnar.

“Pakistan is Poland’s major partner in South Asia. We hope to further deepen our bilateral cooperation,” Undersecretary of State Marcin Przydacz said at a meeting with Pakistan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aman Rashid.

On Saturday 14 December 2019, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz will visit Qatar. This will be another official trip the chief of Polish diplomacy will make to the Persian Gulf this year, following his visits to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

“The MFA believes that Polish foreign policy should be increasingly focused on the protection of Polish economic interests,” the chief of Polish diplomacy said as he was opening the annual meeting with people who are engaged in the promotion of the Polish economy abroad.