
ArmInfo. Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda will arrive in Armenia today on an official visit.
According to the press service of the Polish president, Duda is scheduled to meet with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan.
"One of the topics of the talks will be the situation in the region and the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan," said Mieszko Pawlak, head of the International Policy Bureau.
According to him, less than two weeks ago, Andrzej Duda met and spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, where he raised this issue.
"Now he will have the opportunity to talk to the Armenian authorities. The completion of the peace process is the most pressing issue. This finale seems to be close, and it is extremely important for the stability of the region to achieve it, and negotiations on this topic will be very important," Pawlak emphasized.
He added that during Duda's visit to Armenia, "the aggressive, neo-imperial policy of the Russian Federation - both in our part of the world and in the South Caucasus" will also be discussed.
"This will be an important topic of the talks and, of course, the war in Ukraine and how Russia is trying to gain control over the entire post-Soviet territory in a neo-colonialist way, which, of course, also affects Armenia," the head of the BPM noted.
He said that the sanctions policy towards Russia will also be discussed. Pawlak informed that the topics of the talks will also be bilateral relations between Poland and Armenia, including economic relations, as well as relations between Armenia and the EU.
"In recent years, we have seen a certain turn towards the West, towards the EU in the policy of the Armenian government. Poland, since it will soon preside over the EU Council, is also interested in this issue," Mieszko Pawlak said. The website of the President of Poland also reports that today the presidential couple will meet with representatives of the Polish community in the country.
"Tomorrow morning, Andrzej Duda will visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex. Then he will meet with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan.
On Tuesday, the President will also visit the Armenian Stock Exchange AMX, in which the Polish Stock Exchange owns a controlling stake. The agreement on the purchase of this stake by the Polish Stock Exchange was signed two years ago in Davos in the presence of the Presidents of Poland and Armenia.
On Wednesday, Andrzej Duda will visit the headquarters of the EU Mission to Armenia (EUMA), created within the framework of the Common Security and Defense Policy. The mission was created, among other things, to monitor the situation and patrol the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
As Pawlak said, "EUMA has nine Poles, including the Deputy Head of the Mission. "The mission is an important EU tool that helps stabilize the situation there," he added. Duda will also take part in patrols in Yeraskh (PPA).