On 17 and 18 July, Minister Czaputowicz will go to Washington to take part in a debate on US relations with Central and Eastern European countries and in the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, organised by the US State Department.

“The current situation surrounding the nuclear deal with Iran is alarming,” said Minister Jacek Czaputowicz during yesterday’s Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). The Polish chief of diplomacy stressed that the international community must be ready to engage in a possible discussion on the deal which would include all stakeholders, among them Iran, the United States, and the European Union.

An intense Polish language course, a tour of the largest Polish cities, learning about places important for Polish history and culture, attending different workshops and training sessions, screenings of films about Poland’s history, meetings with Warsaw Insurrectionists and Polish authorities – all this awaits around 250 participants of a pilot project “Polska jest w Tobie”(Poland is in You). The project was created with the support of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Education.

Undersecretary of State at the MFA Marcin Przydacz concluded his three day’s visit to Belarus where he met with the deputy foreign minister of Belarus and held several consultations with representatives of local governments of the Lida, Grodno and Pinsk regions. He also met with members of partner organisations implementing development projects financed by Polish Foreign Ministry, as well as the Polish community in Belarus and representatives of the Catholic Church.

“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.