Polish, German, French FMs to hold Weimar Triangle talks

The Polish, German, and French foreign ministers are expected to get together for a Weimar Triangle meeting in central Germany on Friday, news agencies have reported.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau in Weimar, Germany.

Photo: EPA/CLEMENS BILAN

The meeting, marking 30 years since the trilateral cooperation platform was established, is set to be held at the invitation of German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.

The meeting of FM @RauZbigniew with the FMs of 🇩🇪 @HeikoMaas and 🇫🇷 @JY_LeDrian in the #WeimarTriangle format on the 30th anniversary of its establishment.

The heads of diplomacy of Poland 🇵🇱, Germany 🇩🇪 and France 🇫🇷 will discuss the current international agenda. pic.twitter.com/wjrpYzW2nT

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) September 10, 2021

Topics up for discussion include “the most up-to-date international issues,” according to officials.

The previous Weimar Triangle talks took place in Paris last year, when the three top diplomats discussed tensions in Poland's eastern neighbor Belarus as well as transatlantic ties, state news agency PAP reported.

The Weimar Triangle group was set up by Poland, Germany and France in the early 1990s. Back then, it was aimed at overcoming divisions in Europe by integrating Poland with European and Euro-Atlantic structures. This goal was achieved through Poland's accession to NATO, and then to the European Union.

Today the Weimar Triangle is a platform for consulting and discussing common positions on key policy issues within the bloc, with talks taking place at various levels of government administration.

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Source: PAP