Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, stated that he has not received any formal request to recall ambassadors from Polish diplomatic missions and that he will not rush to decide on the matter. He spoke after a meeting with Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar in Ljubljana about the ministry of foreign affairs’ announcement of dismissing more than 50 Polish ambassadors.
Speaking as President of the Republic of Poland, Duda emphasized that the Constitution provides a clear procedure, noting that, in line with the Vienna Convention, ambassadors are appointed and dismissed by the President. He added that such actions are taken in consultation with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but the actual nomination is signed by the President.
He reiterated that he has not received any formal request to recall a large number of ambassadors and warned against hasty, broad dismissals, which he argued would be unreasonable and contrary to Poland’s interests. He asserted that a premature decision would be unlikely, stressing that the process usually involves a cyclical rotation of ambassadors to their posts. After several years, ambassadors leave their posts and are replaced by others, with agreement and nomination by the President of the Republic of Poland. This practice has been standard in Polish foreign policy and diplomacy, reflecting common sense and Poland’s national interests.
The president also pointed out that representation for Poland at the European Union level has never been disputed with the government. He described the conventional division of powers in international policy, under which EU-related matters are managed by the Prime Minister, including Poland’s representation in the European Council.
Last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the head of the ministry, Radosław Sikorski, decided to end the missions of more than fifty ambassadors and withdraw several applications submitted for approval by the previous administration. Practical appeal procedures have reportedly begun. Sikorski indicated that he considered the president’s preferences in his decision to terminate the service of more than fifty ambassadors, noting that these were matters between him and the president.
President Duda and his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, began their official visit to Slovenia on a Wednesday. The focus of the trip was on regional security and the expansion of bilateral cooperation.
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Source: wPolityce