The future of the Berlin Process, a European perspective for the Western Balkans and regional cooperation will be the main topics of the summit held in Poznan between 3 and 5 July.

"We all want to see Ukraine as a highly developed, modern, efficient and transparently governed country, fully integrated into the international economy," stressed Minister Jacek Czaputowicz on Tuesday as he attended a Toronto-based conference on the support of reforms in Ukraine hosted by the Canadian authorities. Minister Czaputowicz also held bilateral talks with foreign ministers of Canada and Finland, and met the US special representative for Ukraine.

On 1 July, the Polish Ambassador in Washington submitted the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to NATO, which has been ratified by the Polish President, to the US Government, depositary for the North Atlantic Treaty.

“I would like to thank you for your commitment to Polish traditions and for remembering about Poland’s fight for independence, promoting the Polish language and knowledge about Poland, and developing Polish-Canadian relations,” said Minister Jacek Czaputowicz on the first day of his visit to Canada on 30 June at a meeting with members of the Polish Diaspora Consultative Council.

“Poland and Angola have enjoyed sincere friendship and mutual trust for decades. I particularly welcome the vibrant economic and scientific cooperation of recent years,” MFA Undersecretary of State Maciej Lang said in Luanda. As part of his visit to Angola, the deputy foreign minister met with Domingos Custódio Vieira Lopes, Secretary of State for International Cooperation.

On 3-5 July, the Poznan International Fair in Poznan will host the Western Balkans Summit and its side events.

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.