Paul Donnelly
Question:24. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken formally to his Polish counterpart since the last EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting. [35796/23]
View answerTuesday, 25 July 2023
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Ireland enjoys good bilateral relations with Poland. 2020 marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of Ireland’s Embassy in Warsaw (1990), and Poland opened its Embassy in Dublin in 1991.
I have not spoken formally to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Zbigniew Rau, since the last EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting on 26 June. However, I had a brief bilateral meeting with the Minister at the previous Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 22 May last.
At this meeting, among other things, we both emphasised our support for Ukraine and we discussed the large Polish community living in Ireland.
My officials regularly engage with our Polish Embassy colleagues on a range of EU and other issues and we hope to continue this engagement going forward.