At the invitation of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, the head of Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski attended the European Union Ambassadors’ Conference in Brussels today.

Undersecretary of State Marek Prawda met today with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Olexandr Mischenko of Ukraine. Talks focused on Poland’s support for Ukraine’s aspirations to join the EU, as well as security issues and bilateral affairs.

On Tadeusz Kościuszko’s birthday, the first Kościuszko Forum took place in the framework of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union with the aim to support the Belarusian people’s democratic aspirations. The Forum was hosted by the European Solidarity Centre, an institution that perpetuates the memory of the 1980 bid for freedom.

By the Foreign Minister’s decision, such projects as construction of a Polish language school in Brazil or of the Polish House in Lviv will be funded under the call for proposals. Thirteen priority projects and nine other projects in total will receive grants.

Today’s talks between ministers Radosław Sikorski and José Manuel Albares focused on bilateral relations, the priorities of the Polish presidency of the EU Council, support for Ukraine in its defence, and cooperation with the new US administration.

Poland’s chief diplomat met today with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong. Their talks focused on bilateral issues, Russian aggression against Ukraine, Australia’s support for this country, and the situation in the Indo-Pacific.

Consultations between Poland’s chief diplomat Radosław Sikorski and his Icelandic counterpart Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir took place in Warsaw today.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau: a place which became a symbol of unimaginable human suffering and barbarity.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland expresses its disappointment at the presidential elections in Belarus, which were held today in violation of basic democratic procedures.

Held from 20 to 24 January, this year’s World Economic Forum hosted some 3,000 attendees, over 1,400 organisations, and about 900 speakers, including heads of states or governments, ministers, CEOs of global enterprises, and representatives of think tanks and the academia. The theme of the Forum was “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age”.