The Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Mr. Charlie Flanagan, T.D., met yesterday with the Polish Foreign Minister, Mr. Witold Waszczykowski.

With up to 150,000 Polish people now living in Ireland, the Minister said that the Polish community is an extremely valued and integral part of Irish society. 

The two Foreign Ministers discussed the bilateral relationship between Ireland and Poland, including possibilities for further cooperation. 

Minister Flanagan said after the meeting: “We spoke about current and possible future areas of cooperation. On EU issues, we share many of the same priorities. In particular, both countries wish to see a close and positive relationship between the EU and the UK after the UK’s departure from the Union and for the negotiation process to be orderly and constructive. This is in all of our interests, for the EU as a union, for the UK, and especially for Ireland and Poland."

“I emphasised once more to Minister Waszczykowski Ireland’s profound commitment to EU membership. I also highlighted some of our well known priorities around Northern Ireland - the peace process, the common travel area, border and citizenship issues."
 

Source: www.businessworld.ie