On Thursday, 27 June, the chief of Polish diplomacy will take part – as one of main panellists – in a forum on international relations organised by the German Marshall Fund.

“As a country on the Eastern flank, Poland thinks that Europe needs strong transatlantic ties,” said the chief of Polish diplomacy at the German Marshall Fund’s Brussels Forum on international relations.

Deputy Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk, the Berlin Process Sherpas from all 16 Berlin Process countries and a representative of the European Commission met yesterday to discuss the planned agenda of the Western Balkans Summit and the expectations for its results in the political, economic, and social dimensions.

Bilateral relations and cooperation in international organisations were the main topics discussed during a meeting today between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz and Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Poland Siti Nugraha Mauludiah.

On Poland’s initiative, with the support of the United Kingdom, on 20 June, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted its first-ever resolution on the protection of persons with disabilities in armed conflict. The adoption of the resolution helps consolidate Poland’s position as a leading country in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities at the forum of the UN.

Political and economic cooperation, and security in the Middle East were the main topics of Polish-Bahraini political consultations co-chaired by Deputy Minister Maciej Lang and Deputy Foreign Minister of Bahrain Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa in Manama.

“Poland’s vision of the European Union is bold and optimistic, while at the same time realistic. We are advocating a strong, democratic, efficient Union that will provide prosperity to its citizens and will effectively counteract threats inside and outside of the EU,” said the chief of Polish diplomacy during his lecture today at the Humboldt University in Berlin.

Promotion of economic cooperation in the Black Sea region, the development of transport corridors and joint environmental protection activities were the main topics of a conference on cooperation between the European Union and the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), which took place in Brussels.

“Poland supports a strong and common EU foreign policy, by which we mean one that takes into account the interests of all Member States,” said the chief of Polish diplomacy at today’s Foreign Affairs Council meeting.