“It is our joint duty to work towards revealing the truth about Poles who were murdered, recognizing the blame, and then to forgive. Without the truth, forgiveness is just an empty word,” said Undersecretary of State Marcin Przydacz during a ceremony to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Volhynia Massacre.

Situation in Iran, the Central African Republic, and Moldova will be on the agenda of the talks of the European Union foreign ministers during the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in Brussels on 15 July 2019.

“I would like to convey to the Moldovan authorities a strong signal of Poland’s full support for Moldova’s European aspirations,” said Minister Jacek Czaputowicz in Chisinau after a meeting with Moldovan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicolae Popescu. “I also invited all interlocutors to maintain the pro-European course and step up the reform process connected with the association agenda,” he added.

“European Union Member States have a moral obligation to support the Eastern Partnership countries,” said Minister Czaputowicz in Batumi during the 16th conference, “Georgia’s European Ways.” The minister also stressed that Poland as a non-permanent UN Security Council member, repeatedly draws attention to the need to preserve Georgia’s and Ukraine’s territorial integrity. This year’s conference edition was dedicated entirely to the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership (EaP).

“Real progress in addressing Europe’s security challenges is only possible if all countries return to respecting the fundamental principles of international law,” Deputy Minister Marcin Przydacz emphasised at an OSCE ministerial meeting in Vysoke Tatry, Slovakia.

On 11 and 12 July, Minister Czaputowicz will pay a visit to Georgia and Moldova. In Batumi, he will participate in the 16th edition of the conference “Georgia’s European Ways,” which this year will be dedicated entirely to the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership. In Chisinau, he will meet with representatives of Moldovan authorities and Parliament.

“People to people contacts have always been the bedrock of our good relations. Many graduates of Polish universities live in Mongolia. Today they play the role of ambassadors of Poland of whom we can be proud,” stressed the deputy minister of foreign affairs during consultations with his Mongolian counterpart, Batmunkh Battsetseg.

“We enjoy very good cooperation with Luxemburg on both bilateral and multilateral level,” said Minister Jacek Czaputowicz during today’s visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn to Warsaw.

On 6 July, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee during its 43th session in Baku, Azerbaijan, decided to add the Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region to the World Heritage List. It is Poland’s 16th site inscribed on the World Heritage List.

“The year 2019 marks 70 years since Poland, as one of the first countries in the world, established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China,” recalled Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz during a visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Poland. The two ministers co-chaired the second meeting of Poland-China Intergovernmental Committee.