The meeting of Foreign Ministers of Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia was also attended by representatives of the countries to which the European Eastern Partnership Programme applies, as well as by representatives of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and the European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fülle. The Ministers discussed the prospects for closer cooperation between Foreign Ministries of the Visegrad associated countries. They also discussed ways of strengthening cooperation with the European Union’s eastern neighbours.

During the visit Minister Radosław Sikorski awarded a group of Hungarian citizens with the Bene Merito distinction, an honorary award conferred upon those whose activities contribute to promoting Poland’s image abroad.

Piotr Paszkowski
Press Spokesman

See also:

• PHOTO GALLERY - Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski to take part in Visegrad Group Budapest Summit