Polish FM Sikorski visits Romania

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski visited Romania on Thursday for talks with his Romanian counterpart, Emil Hurezeanu, and Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.

Polish FM Radosław Sikorski (L) and Romanian Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu (R) at a press conference in Bucharest on March 27, 2025. The visit included discussions on international security, transatlantic relations, and cooperation in combating disinformation.

Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

During his visit, Sikorski focused on international security, transatlantic relations, and Poland’s EU presidency priorities, including issues related to Ukraine’s EU expansion, the Western Balkans, and Moldova.

The head of Polish diplomacy also addressed cooperation on countering disinformation, illegal migration, and hybrid threats, according to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

FM @sikorskiradek began his visit to Bucharest with a meeting with his Romanian counterpart Emil Hurezeanu.

The ministers discussed cooperation in regional formats, European defence and support for Ukraine.@MAERomania pic.twitter.com/lbvQ50Ptvm

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) March 27, 2025

Strengthening international security and transatlantic relations

FM Sikorski emphasized that Polish-Romanian relations are based on shared positions regarding key security challenges and pro-democratic values.

💬 Our relationship is based on aligned positions on major security challenges and pro-democratic values.

We intend to continue all formats of cooperation with Romania in the future.

| FM @sikorskiradek at a press conference on 🇵🇱🇷🇴 cooperation pic.twitter.com/5dVIEmkSEO

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) March 27, 2025

Polish investments and trilateral cooperation with Romania and Turkey

The visit highlighted Poland’s ongoing investments in Romania, especially in banking and mobile payments, with Romania planning to adopt the Polish Blik payment system.

Additionally, Sikorski discussed the Poland-Turkey-Romania trilateral format, particularly regarding Black Sea security.

💬 I welcome the fact of Romania's full membership in the Schengen Area - this is a shared success of the #EU. I would like to remind you that 🇵🇱 has always supported 🇷🇴 in this matter.

Poland supports Romania's full accession to the #OECD.

| FM @sikorskiradek in Bucharest pic.twitter.com/7c7aT7J40Y

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) March 27, 2025

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Source: IAR/PAP/X/@PolandMFA