Foreign relations of Poland

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The signing by President Aleksander Kwaśniewski of the treaty on Poland's accession to the European Union.

The Republic of Poland is a Central European country and member of the European Union and NATO, among others. Poland wields considerable influence in Central and Eastern Europe and is a middle power in international affairs. The foreign policy of Poland is based on four basic commitments: to Atlantic co-operation, to European integration, to international development and to international law.

The Polish economy is fairly open and relies strongly on international trade. Since the collapse of communism and its re-establishment as a democratic nation, Poland has extended its responsibilities and position in European and Western affairs, supporting and establishing friendly foreign relations with both the West and with numerous European countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland) looks after the foreign relations of Poland. As of May 2024 the ministry was held by Radosław Sikorski.

History

Foreign policy topics are covered in the history articles:

• History of Poland
  • History of Poland in the Early Modern era (1569–1795)
  • History of Poland (1795–1918), when it was split three ways between Germany, Russia and Austria and had no foreign policy
    • Duchy of Warsaw (1807–1815) a semi-independent country
    • History of Poland during World War I
  • History of Poland (1918–1939)
  • History of Poland (1939–1945)
  • History of Poland (1945–1989)
  • History of Poland (1989–present)

Integration with the West and Europe

After regaining independence in 1989, Poland has ahead on its economic reintegration with the Western world.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite journal</ref> Poland also has been an active nation in advocating European integration.

In 1994, Poland became an associate member of the European Union (EU) and its defensive arm, the Western European Union (WEU). In 1996, Poland achieved full OECD membership and submitted preliminary documentation for full EU membership.

Poland formally joined the European Union in May 2004, along with the other members of the Visegrád Group.

NATO membership

Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz told a 2014 audience at the Wilson Center that Poland sought to join NATO as early as 1992.<ref name="twcch">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1997, Poland was invited in the first wave of NATO enlargement at the July 1997 NATO Madrid summit. In March 1999, Poland became a full member of NATO. Poland promoted its NATO candidacy through energetic participation in the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program and through intensified individual dialogue with NATO.

Poland was a part of the multinational force in Iraq.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Poland maintains diplomatic relations with:<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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Bilateral relations

Multilateral

Organization	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag		See Poland in the European Union Poland joined the European Union as a full member on 1 May 2004.
Template:Flag		Poland joined NATO as a full member on 12 March 1999.

Africa

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag		See Algeria–Poland relations Algeria has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Algiers.
Template:Flag		Angola has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Luanda.
Template:Flag		Chad is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Moscow, Russia. Poland is accredited to Chad from its embassy in Tunis, Tunisia.
Template:Flag		See Egypt–Poland relations Egypt has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Cairo.
Template:Flag		See Ethiopia–Poland relations Ethiopia is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland has an embassy in Addis Ababa.
Template:Flag	13 December 1963	See Kenya–Poland relations Kenya is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Rome, Italy. Poland has an embassy in Nairobi.
Template:Flag		See Libya–Poland relations Libya has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
Template:Flag		Madagascar is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Moscow, Russia. Poland is accredited to Madagascar from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
Template:Flag		See Mali–Poland relations
Template:Flag		See Morocco–Poland relations Morocco has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Rabat.
Template:Flag	25 June 1975	Mozambique is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to Mozambique from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa and maintains an honorary consulate in Maputo.
Template:Flag	21 March 1990	Namibia is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to Namibia from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
Template:Flag		See Nigeria–Poland relations Nigeria has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Abuja.
Template:Flag		See Poland–Senegal relations Poland has an embassy in Dakar. Senegal has an embassy in Warsaw.
Template:Flag	1988	See Poland–South Africa relations Poland has an embassy in Pretoria. South Africa has an embassy in Warsaw.
Template:Flag	31 January 2013	See Poland–South Sudan relations
Template:Flag	1961	See Poland–Tanzania relations Poland has an embassy in Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
Template:Flag		See Poland–Tunisia relations Poland has an embassy in Tunis. Tunisia has an embassy in Warsaw.
Template:Flag	1963	See Poland–Uganda relations Poland is accredited to Uganda from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and maintains an honorary consulate in Kampala. Uganda is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
Template:Flag		See Poland–Zambia relations

Americas

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag	1920	See Argentina–Poland relations Argentina has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Buenos Aires.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> List of Treaties ruling the relations Argentina and Poland (Argentine Foreign Ministry, in Spanish)
Template:Flag	2 May 1995	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 2, 1995.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		Bolivia is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to Bolivia from its embassy in Lima, Peru.
Template:Flag	27 May 1920	See Brazil–Poland relations Brazil has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Brasília and a consulate-general in Curitiba.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	1935	See Canada–Poland relations The Canada-Poland diplomatic relationship goes back from the first bilateral agreement, a Convention on Merchant Shipping, which was signed in 1935. Canada has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Ottawa and 3 Consulates-General (in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver). Both countries are full members of NATO and OECD.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade about relations with Poland
Template:Flag	1920	See Chile–Poland relations Chile has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Santiago. Both countries are full members of the OECD.
Template:Flag	1931	See Colombia–Poland relations Colombia has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Bogotá.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the OECD.
Template:Flag	1933	See Cuba–Poland relations Cuba has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Havana.
Template:Flag		Ecuador is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Lima, Peru.
Template:Flag		El Salvador is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Panama City, Panama.
Template:Flag	1972	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 June 1972.<ref>"Countries with which Guyana has Establishment Diplomatic Relations ". Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015.</ref> Guyana is accredited to Poland from its high commission in London, United Kingdom. Poland is accredited to Guyana from its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.
Template:Flag		See Haiti–Poland relations Haiti is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to Haiti from its embassy in Panama City, Panama, and there is an honorary consulate of Poland in Port-au-Prince.
Template:Flag		Honduras is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to Honduras from its embassy in Panama City, Panama.
Template:Flag	26 February 1928	See Mexico–Poland relations Mexico has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Mexico City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> History of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Poland (Spanish) Template:Webarchive Both nations are members of the OECD.
Template:Flag		Panama has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Panama City.
Template:Flag		Paraguay is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to Paraguay from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Template:Flag	1923	See Peru–Poland relations Peru has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Lima.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		See Poland–United States relations A tighter security alliance with the United States was announced in the middle of the Georgian crisis as an agreement between the two countries was reached to allow the US to install and operate an interceptor missile defense shield, a move which Russia sees explicitly targeting it and which it stated made Poland "a legit military target".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A high-ranking Russian military official said: "Poland in deploying [the US system] opens itself to a nuclear strike".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Poland has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and consulates-general in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> United States has an embassy in Warsaw, a consulate-general in Kraków, and a consular agency in Poznań.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of NATO and the OECD.
Template:Flag	22 July 1920	See Poland–Uruguay relations Poland is accredited to Uruguay from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Uruguay is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
Template:Flag	1933	See Poland–Venezuela relations Poland has an embassy in Caracas. Venezuela has an embassy in Warsaw.

Asia

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Template:Flag		See Afghanistan–Poland relations Afghanistan has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland is accredited to Afghanistan from its embassy in New Delhi, India.
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	See Armenia–Poland relations Armenia has an embassy in Warsaw, and honorary consulates in Łódź,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poznań and Zabrze. Poland has an embassy in Yerevan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has recognized the Armenian genocide in 2005. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. See also Armenians in Poland and Poles in Armenia
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	See Azerbaijan–Poland relations Azerbaijan has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Baku. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. See also Poles in Azerbaijan
Template:Flag		See Bangladesh–Poland relations Bangladesh has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland is accredited to Bangladesh from its embassy in New Delhi, India.
Template:Flag	1919	See China–Poland relations Relations between Poland and the People's Republic of China began on 5 October 1949. China has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Beijing and consulates-general in Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Template:Flag	1992-04-28	See Georgia–Poland relations Georgia has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. Georgia is an EU candidate and Poland is an EU member. See also Georgians in Poland and Poles in Georgia
Template:Flag		See India–Poland relations Historically, relations have generally been close and friendly, characterized by understanding and cooperation on international front.<ref name="Indo-Polish relations">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> India has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in New Delhi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		See Indonesia–Poland relations Indonesia has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Jakarta.
Template:Flag		See Iran–Poland relations Iran has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Tehran.
Template:Flag		See Iraq–Poland relations Iraq has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Baghdad.
Template:Flag	27 February 1990	See Israel–Poland relations Poland broke off relations with Israel after the Six-Day War of 1967, following most other countries of the Soviet Union controlled Eastern Bloc. Poland was the first Eastern bloc country to recognize Israel again in 1986. Full diplomatic relations have been reestablished in 1990, after the communist People's Republic of Poland was transformed into modern, democratic Poland. Government relations between Poland and Israel are steadily improving, resulting in the mutual visits of presidents and the ministers of foreign affairs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>"Poland Resumes Full Diplomatic Ties With Israel" The New York Times. 28 February 1990.</ref> Israel has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Tel Aviv. Both countries are full members of the OECD. See also History of the Jews in Poland
Template:Flag		See Japan–Poland relations Japan has an embassy in Warsaw, and an honorary consulate in Kraków. Poland has an embassy in Tokyo, and 2 honorary consulates (in Kobe and Hiroshima).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the OECD. See also Poles in Japan
Template:Flag	6 April 1992	See Kazakhstan–Poland relations Poland opened its embassy in Nur-Sultan in March 1994. Kazakhstan's embassy to Poland was opened in October 2000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kazakhstan has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Astana. See also Poles in Kazakhstan
Template:Flag		Kuwait has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Flag		Kyrgyzstan is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to Kyrgyzstan from its embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan. See also Poles in Kyrgyzstan
Template:Flag		Lebanon has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Beirut.
Template:Flag		See Malaysia–Poland relations Malaysia has an embassy in Warsaw,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Poland has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur and a consulate in Kuching.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		See Mongolia–Poland relations Mongolia has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Ulaanbaatar.
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Poland–North Korea relations North Korea has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Pyongyang.
Template:Flag	17 December 1962	See Pakistan–Poland relations Pakistan has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Islamabad.
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> 11 April 1989 (formalized)<ref name="palestine"/>	See Palestine–Poland relations Palestine has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has a representative office in Ramallah.
Template:Flag		See Philippines–Poland relations Philippines has an embassy in Warsaw and 2 honorary consulates (in Poznań and Wrocław). Poland has an embassy in Manila and 3 honorary consulates (in Cebu City, Davao City and San Fernando).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		Poland has an embassy in Doha. Qatar has an embassy in Warsaw.
Template:Flag		See Poland–Saudi Arabia relations Poland has an embassy in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Warsaw.
Template:Flag	1969<ref name=sin/>	Poland has an embassy in Singapore.<ref name=sin>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Singapore has a non-resident ambassador based in Singapore accredited to Poland and has an honorary consulate-general in Warsaw.<ref name=sin/>
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Poland–South Korea relations Both countries are full members of the OECD. Poland and South Korea have a good relations. Polish embassy in Seoul.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> South Korean embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland and South Korea have made an agreement of the Working Holiday Program. See also: Poland–South Korea relations
Template:Flag		See Poland–Taiwan relations Poland maintains a Representative Office in Taipei. Taiwan maintains a Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Warsaw.
Template:Flag		See Poland–Tajikistan relations Poland is accredited to Tajikistan from its embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Tajikistan is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
Template:Flag		Poland has an embassy in Bangkok. Thailand has an embassy in Warsaw.
Template:Flag		See Poland–Turkey relations Poland has an embassy in Ankara and a consulate-general in Istanbul. Turkey has an embassy in Warsaw. Both countries are full members of NATO, OECD and the Council of Europe. Poland is an EU member and Turkey is an EU candidate. Poland supports Turkey's accession negotiations to the EU, although negotiations have now been suspended.
Template:Flag		See Poland–Turkmenistan relations Poland is accredited to Turkmenistan from its embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan. Turkmenistan is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
Template:Flag		See Poland–United Arab Emirates relations Poland has an embassy in Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Warsaw.
Template:Flag		See Poland–Uzbekistan relations Poland has an embassy in Tashkent. Uzbekistan has an embassy in Warsaw. See also Poles in Uzbekistan
Template:Flag		See Poland–Vietnam relations Poland has an embassy in Hanoi. Vietnam has an embassy in Warsaw.

Europe

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag		See Albania–Poland relations Albania has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Tirana. Both countries are full members of NATO. Albania is an EU candidate and Poland is an EU member.
Template:Flag	1996-5-15	Andorra is accredited to Poland from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Poland is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain.
Template:Flag	1921	See Austria–Poland relations Austria was one of the three partitioners of Poland, along with Prussia/Germany and Russia. Austria has an embassy in Warsaw and a consulate-general in Kraków and 3 honorary consulates (in Wrocław, Gdańsk, and Łódź).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Vienna and 4 honorary consulates (in Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt and Salzburg).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Poland (in German only) Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag	1992-03-02<ref name="Embassy of Belarus in Poland">"Embassy of Belarus in Poland" Template:Webarchive belembassy.org. Retrieved 26 March 2009.</ref>	See Belarus–Poland relations Both countries share a common border of Template:Convert.<ref name="Prez"/> Poland was one of the first countries to recognise Belarusian independence.<ref name="Embassy of Belarus in Poland"/> Belarus has an embassy in Warsaw and a consulate-general in Gdańsk and Białystok, and a consulate in Biała Podlaska.<ref>"Embassy Belarus in Poland" Template:Webarchive belembassy.org. Retrieved 26 March 2009.</ref> Poland has an embassy in Minsk and consulates-general in Brest and Hrodna.<ref>"Embassy of Poland in Belarus" Template:Webarchive minsk.polemb.net. Retrieved 26 March 2009.</ref>
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>|| Belgium has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Brussels. Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag		Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Sarajevo. Bosnia and Herzegovina is an EU candidate and Poland is an EU member.
Template:Flag	1920s	See Bulgaria–Poland relations Bulgaria has an embassy in Warsaw and 5 honorary consulates (in Białystok, Częstochowa, Gdańsk, Kraków and Wrocław).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Sofia,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and an honorary consulate in Nesebar.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag	1992-04-11	See Croatia–Poland relations Croatia has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Zagreb. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration: list of bilateral treaties with Poland Template:Webarchive
Template:Flag	1960s	See Cyprus–Poland relations Cyprus has an embassy in Warsaw and 2 honorary consulates (in Gdynia and Szczecin). Poland has an embassy in Nicosia and an honorary consulate general in Limassol. Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Czech Republic–Poland relations Both countries share a common border of Template:Convert.<ref name="Prez"/> Czech Republic has an embassy in Warsaw and a consulate-general in Katowice. Poland has an embassy in Prague and a consulate-general in Ostrava. Both countries are full members of the European Union, NATO and the Visegrád Group.
Template:Flag		See Denmark–Poland relations Denmark and Poland share a maritime border in the Baltic Sea. Denmark has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union, NATO and the Council of the Baltic Sea States.
Template:Flag	1991-09	See Estonia–Poland relations Poland recognised Estonia's independence on December 31, 1920 and re-recognised it on August 26, 1991. Estonia has an embassy in Warsaw and 3 honorary consulates (in Szczecin, Poznań and Kraków).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Tallinn.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, of NATO and of the European Union. Estonia Ministry of Foreign affairs about relations with Poland
Template:Flag	1919-03-08	See Finland–Poland relations Finland has an embassy in Warsaw and an honorary consulate in Gdynia. Poland has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States and of the European Union and of NATO. Poland fully supported Finland's application to join NATO, which resulted in membership on 4 April 2023. Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Poland Template:Webarchive
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See France–Poland relations Polish-French relations date several centuries, although they became really relevant only with times of French Revolution and reign of Napoleon I. Poles have been allies of Napoleon; large Polish community settled in France in the 19th century, and Poles and French were also allies during the interwar period. The official relations, having cooled down during the Cold War, have improved since the fall of communism. Currently both countries are part of the European Union and NATO. France has an embassy in Warsaw and a Consulate general in Kraków Poland has an embassy in Paris and a consulate-general in Lyon. Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag		See Germany–Poland relations After the creation of modern Germany in 1871, Germany was one of the three partitioners of Poland, along with Austria and Russia. The joint Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland of 1939 started World War II, and then until 1945, Poland was occupied by Germany and subjected to crimes against its population. During the Cold War, communist Poland had good relations with East Germany, but had strained relations with West Germany. After the fall of communism, Poland and the reunited Germany have had a mostly positive but occasionally strained relationship due to some political issues. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Germany has been a proponent of Poland's participation in NATO and the European Union. Both countries share a common border of Template:Convert.<ref name="Prez">Template:In lang Informacje o Polsce - informacje ogólne Template:Webarchive. Page gives Polish PWN Encyklopedia as reference.</ref> Germany has an embassy in Warsaw and consulates-general in Gdańsk, Kraków, Opole and Wrocław. Poland has an embassy in Berlin and consulates-general in Cologne, Hamburg and Munich. Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag		See Greece–Poland relations Greece has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Athens. Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag	1919	See Holy See–Poland relations Holy see has an apostolic nunciature in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy to the Holy See based in Rome.
Template:Flag		See Hungary–Poland relations Relations between the two states date back from the Middle Ages. For a long time, they enjoy traditional close friendship. Hungary has an embassy in Warsaw, a consulate-general in Kraków, a vice-consulate in Wrocław, and 4 honorary consulates (in Łódź, Poznań, Bydgoszcz and Szczecin).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Budapest, and 3 honorary consulates (in Keszthely, Szeged and Szentendre).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the European Union, NATO and the Visegrád Group.
Template:Flag	January 1946	See Iceland–Poland relations Iceland has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>Embassy of Iceland in Warsaw</ref> Poland has an embassy in Reykjavík.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of NATO.
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Ireland–Poland relations Ireland has an embassy in Warsaw,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and an honorary consulate in Poznań.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Dublin,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and 2 honorary consulates (in Limerick and Kilkenny).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Italy–Poland relations Northern Italy and parts of Poland were part of the Holy Roman Empire and the Austrian Empire. Italy has an embassy in Warsaw, and 5 honorary consulates (in Gdynia, Kraków, Poznań, Szczecin and Wrocław).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Rome, a consulate general in Milan, and 8 honorary consulates (in Ancona, Bologna, Genoa, Naples, Palermo, Trento, Turin, Venice).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag	1991-08-30	See Latvia–Poland relations Poland recognised Latvia's independence on January 27, 1921. Latvia has an embassy in Warsaw and 3 honorary consulates (in Katowice, Gdańsk and Łódź).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Riga.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of NATO, the European Union and the Council of the Baltic Sea States. There are around 57,000 Poles living in Latvia (See Poles in Latvia). Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Poland
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Lithuania–Poland relations Poland and Lithuania formed a close alliance and political union since 1385, which was eventually transformed into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the greatest historic powers of Central and Eastern Europe. The fall of communism in the years of 1989-1991 led to a formal reestablishment of relations by the Polish and Lithuanian states. Poland was highly supportive of the Lithuanian independence, and became one of the first countries to recognize independent Lithuania.<ref name=burzub>Stephen R. Burant and Voytek Zubek, Eastern Europe's Old Memories and New Realities: Resurrecting the Polish-Lithuanian Union, East European Politics and Societies 1993; 7; 370, online Template:Webarchive</ref> Despite that, there was a relative crisis in the early 1990s,<ref>Polish foreign relations with the former Soviet Republics from the mid-1990s perspective</ref> due to Lithuanian mistreatment of Polish minority, and Lithuanian suspicious that Poland would want to put Lithuania under its sphere of influence.<ref name=burzub/> After a few years, as the situation normalized, Polish-Lithuanian relations have been steadily improving over the past two decades, with both countries joining the NATO and European Union. Lithuania has an embassy in Warsaw and consulate general in Sejny. Poland has an embassy in Vilnius and an honorary consulate in Klaipėda. There are around 250,000 Poles living in Lithuania and around 25,000 ethnic Lithuanians living in Poland. Both countries are full members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. Both countries share a common border of Template:Convert.<ref name="Prez"/>
Template:Flag	1921-4-18<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	See Luxembourg–Poland relations Luxembourg has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Template:Flag		Malta has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Valletta. Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Moldova–Poland relations Moldova has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Chișinău. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. Moldova is an EU candidate and Poland is an EU member.
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>|| Monaco is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany and maintains an honorary consulate in Warsaw. Poland is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris, France.
Template:Flag		Montenegro has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Podgorica. Both countries are full members of NATO. Montenegro is an EU candidate and Poland is an EU member.
Template:Flag		See Netherlands–Poland relations Netherlands has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in The Hague. Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag		North Macedonia has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Skopje. Both countries are full members of NATO. North Macedonia is an EU candidate and Poland is an EU member.
Template:Flag		See Norway–Poland relations Norway has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Oslo. Both countries are full members of NATO and the Council of the Baltic Sea States. There are over 100,000 Poles in Norway, forming the largest minority group of the country (as of 2019).
Template:Flag	11 July 1974	See Poland–Portugal relations Poland has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Warsaw. Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe.
Template:Flag	1919-02-09	See Poland–Romania relations Poland has an embassy in Bucharest.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Romania has an embassy in Warsaw and 3 honorary consulates (in Gdynia, Katowice and Poznań).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe. See also Polish–Romanian alliance
Template:Flag		See Poland–Russia relations Russia was one of the three partitioners of Poland, along with Austria and Prussia/Germany. The joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland of 1939 started World War II. In recent years, relations with Russia have worsened considerably. During the Russo-Georgian War Poland stated its support for Georgia and condemned Russia's actions. The Polish believed the war was carried out by the Russians in an attempt to reestablish and reassert its dominance over its former republics. Since 2009, however, relations with Russia somewhat improved, despite the Smolensk air disaster where the former Polish president died on what is still considered a controversial event. After the annexation of Crimea by Russia the relations deteriorated again, as Poland strongly condemned Russian actions against Ukraine. Poland has an embassy in Moscow and consulates-general in Irkutsk, Kaliningrad and Saint Petersburg. Russia has an embassy in Warsaw and consulates-general in Gdańsk, Kraków and Poznań. Both countries are full members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States.
Template:Flag	1919	See Poland–Serbia relations Poland has an embassy in Belgrade. Serbia has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland is an EU member and Serbia is an EU candidate. Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Poland Template:Webarchive
Template:Flag	1993	See Poland–Slovakia relations Poland has an embassy in Bratislava.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Slovakia has an embassy in Warsaw and a consulate-general in Kraków.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of NATO, the European Union and the Visegrád Group. Both countries share Template:Convert of common borders.<ref name="Prez"/>
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>|| Slovenia has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Ljubljana. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Poland–Spain relations Poland has an embassy in Madrid and a consulate-general in Barcelona. Spain has an embassy in Warsaw. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Template:Flag	1919-6-3<ref name="msz.gov.pl1"/>	See Poland–Sweden relations Poland and Sweden formed the Polish–Swedish union in the late 16th century. Poland and Sweden share a maritime border in the Baltic Sea. Poland has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Warsaw. Both countries are full members of the European Union, NATO, the Council of Europe and the Council of the Baltic Sea States. There are over 90,000 Poles in Sweden, forming one of the largest minority groups of the country (as of 2019). Poland fully supported Sweden's application to join NATO, which resulted in membership on 7 March 2024.
Template:Flag		Poland has an embassy in Bern. Switzerland has an embassy in Warsaw. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Poland
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Poland–Ukraine relations Both countries share a border of about Template:Convert.<ref name="Prez"/> Poland's acceptance of the Schengen Agreement created problems with the Ukrainian border traffic. On July 1, 2009 an agreement on local border traffic between the two country's came into effect. This agreement enables Ukrainian citizens living in border regions to cross the Polish frontier according to a liberalized procedure.<ref>Local Border Traffic Agreement With Poland Takes Effect Template:Webarchive, Ukrainian News Agency (July 1, 2009)</ref> Poland has an embassy in Kyiv and consulates-general in Kharkiv, Lviv, Lutsk, Odesa and Vinnytsia Ukraine has an embassy in Warsaw and consulates-general in Gdańsk, Kraków, Lublin and Opole. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. Poland is an EU member and Ukraine is an EU candidate.
Template:Flag	1919-2-25<ref name="britain"/>	See Poland–United Kingdom relations Poland established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 15 July 1919.<ref name="britain"/> Poland maintains an embassy in London.<ref name="britain"/> The United Kingdom is accredited to Poland through its embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries share common membership of the Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Court, NATO, OECD, OSCE, Trilateral Security Pact, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Defence and Security Agreement,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> a Double Tax Convention,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and a Strategic Partnership.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the Cold War Poland retained a largely negative view of Britain as a sluggish ally of Poland during World War II, later acceptance of neglecting Poland in the international arena and placing it in communist influences. In communist times the UK was a part of the NATO block, so consequently it was considered by the communists as natural enemy of the communist bloc. British efforts meanwhile were focussed at trying to break Poland off from the Warsaw Pact and encouraging reforms in the country. In the 1990s and 2000s democratic Poland has maintained close relations with Britain; both in defence matters and within the EU; Britain being one of only a few countries allowing equal rights to Polish workers upon their accession in 2004.<ref>The New Atlanticist: Poland's Foreign and Security Policy PrioritiesTemplate:Dead link, pp.80-84, by Kerry Longhurst and Marcin Zaborowski, from The Royal Institute of International Affairs, first published 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Template:ISBN (hardback), Template:ISBN (paperback).</ref> Poland has an embassy in London and consulates-general in Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Oceania

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag	February 1972	See Australia–Poland relations Australia has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Canberra and a consulate-general in Sydney.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the OECD.
Template:Flag	12 February 2019	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 February 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland is accredited to Micronesia from its embassy in Canberra, Australia. Micronesia currently does not have an accredited ambassador to Poland.
Template:Flag	1 March 1973	See New Zealand–Poland relations New Zealand has an embassy in Warsaw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland has an embassy in Wellington.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the OECD.
Template:Flag		See Papua New Guinea–Poland relations Papua New Guinea is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Brussels. Poland is accredited to Papua New Guinea from its embassy in Canberra, and there is an honorary consulate of Poland in Madang.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	6 March 2012	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 March 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Poland is accredited to the Solomon Islands from its embassy in Canberra, Australia. Solomon Islands are accredited to Poland from its embassy Brussels, Belgium.

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Poland
• List of diplomatic missions of Poland
• Polish involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq
• Poland in the European Union

Further reading

• Biskupski, M. B. The History of Poland. Greenwood, 2000. 264 pp. online edition Template:Webarchive
• The Cambridge History of Poland, 2 vols., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1941 (1697–1935), 1950 (to 1696). New York: Octagon Books, 1971 online edition vol 1 to 1696 Template:Webarchive, old fashioned but highly detailed
• Davies, Norman. God's Playground. A History of Poland. Vol. 2: 1795 to the Present. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982 / Template:ISBN.
• Davies, Norman. Heart of Europe: A Short History of Poland. Oxford University Press, 1984. 511 pp. excerpt and text search
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• Frucht, Richard. Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the Fall of Communism Garland Pub., 2000 online edition Template:Webarchive
• Gerson Louis L. Woodrow Wilson and the Rebirth of Poland 1914-1920 (1972)
• Hetherington, Peter. Unvanquished: Joseph Pilsudski, Resurrected Poland, and the Struggle for Eastern Europe (2012) 752pp excerpt and text search
• Kenney, Padraic. "After the Blank Spots Are Filled: Recent Perspectives on Modern Poland," Journal of Modern History (2007) 79#1 pp 134–61, in JSTOR historiography
• Klatt, Malgorzata. "Poland and its Eastern neighbours: Foreign policy principles." Journal of Contemporary European Research 7.1 (2011): 61-76. online
• Korbel, Josef. Poland Between East and West: Soviet and German Diplomacy toward Poland, 1919–1933 (Princeton University Press, 1963)
• Kuźniar, R. ed. Poland's Security Policy 1989-2000 (Warsaw: Scholar Publishing House, 2001).
• Lerski, George J. Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945. Greenwood, 1996. 750 pp. online
• Leslie, R. F. et al. The History of Poland since 1863. Cambridge U. Press, 1980. 494 pp. excerptTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
• Lukowski, Jerzy and Zawadzki, Hubert. A Concise History of Poland. (2nd ed. Cambridge U. Press, 2006). 408pp. excerpts and search
• Magocsi, Paul Robert t al. A History of East Central Europe (1974).
• Pogonowski, Iwo Cyprian. Poland: A Historical Atlas. Hippocrene, 1987. 321 pp.
• Prazmowska, Anita J. A History of Poland (2004\)
• Sanford, George. Historical Dictionary of Poland. Scarecrow Press, 2003. 291 pp.
• Snyder, Timothy. The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999 (2003).
• Wróbel, Piotr. Historical Dictionary of Poland, 1945-1996. Greenwood, 1998. 397 pp.
• Zięba, Ryszard. Poland's Foreign and Security Policy Springer, 2020) online