Poland in Saudi Arabia

The Day of Polish Community and Poles Abroad was established in recognition of the historical contribution of diaspora communities to the national objectives of the country of their forefathers. Celebrated jointly with Polish Flag Day, it is intended to encourage Poles to reflect on the glorious pages of the country’s past.

The year 2021 marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the campaign to save Jews from the Holocaust by the Polish Legation in Bern, Switzerland. Therefore, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland designated 2021 as the Year of the Ładoś Group. Moreover, March 24 is the National Day of Remembrance of Poles Saving Jews. Therefore, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Riyadh is pleased to present fragments of the study on the Polish Legation in Bern ("Polish embassy for the continent of Europe") by Ambassador Marek Pernal (former Polish Ambassador in the Czech Republic and Argentina).

On March 23-25 2021 a virtual event "Future Health Poland 2021" dedicated to Polish manufacturers of medical equipment and devices will take place .

Thirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the presidents of Poland and the Czech and Slovak Republic, and the prime minister of Hungary signed the Declaration on Cooperation between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary in Striving for European Integration in the castle of Visegrad, Hungary.

In February this year the first cadets from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia completed their military studies at the Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia.

Article of President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda „Central Europe as a Community of Shared Aspirations” published in the Polish monthly magazine „Wszystko Co Najważniejsze” as a part of the project “Decade of Central Europe” in partnership with the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

We have a pleasure to inform about the series of broadcasts “Z językiem polskim w świat” (“With Polish language into the world”) created by Radio Poland (Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy) that aim to promote the Polish language abroad.

From December 28th 2020 new restrictions related to the prevention of COVID-19 are in force on the Polish border. Citizens of Poland, EU, EEA and Switzerland who cross the Polish border, constituting the external border of the EU, are no longer exempt from quarantine. After crossing the internal border, persons travelling by public transport are directed to quarantine. Exempt from quarantine are, i.a. individuals vaccinated against COVID-19.

We are proud to present to you the occasional publication on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Poland strongly condemns all acts of violence and attacks on civilian infrastructure that pose a threat to the safety and freedom of navigation, including incidents such as damages caused to a civilian ship by a mine explosion in the Red Sea on December 25, attacks on the Jeddah port in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on December 14 as well as on the Saudi Aramco facilities in 2019 and 2020. We constantly call for continued efforts to stop the escalation of tensions that have a negative impact on the security situation in the region.