Deputy Minister Robert Kupiecki participates in Council of Europes ministerial session

The talks focused on the Council of Europe's support for Ukraine, steps taken as a follow-up to the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government in Reykjavik (May 2023), and the Council of Europe's cooperation with the European Union.

Moreover, the Council of Europe's Secretary General presented the assumptions underlying a New Democratic Pact for Europe. The session saw the official inauguration of Malta's rotating Presidency of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, following six months of Luxembourg's direction.

In his speech, Deputy Minister Kupiecki reaffirmed the need for continued support for Ukraine. He deemed it a priority to promptly launch the operations of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine under the auspices of the Council of Europe. When discussing the challenges related to effectively countering threats in the infosphere, the official declared Poland's readiness to share its experience stemming from the Council for Resilience's work.

On the sidelines of the ministerial session, Deputy Minister Kupiecki met with the Council of Europe's Secretary General Alain Berset and the Secretary General's Special Envoy on the situation of children of Ukraine Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir. In addition, the deputy minister met with Maria Varteressian, Secretary of State at the Norwegian MFA, and with Outi Holopainen, Undersecretary of State at the Finnish MFA.