Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland

03/08/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Consultations of Polish and Bahraini foreign ministers

Consultations of Polish and Bahraini foreign ministers

08.03.2026

The security of Polish citizens in the Middle East and the political and economic effects of the conflict in the Persian Gulf were the main topics of a phone conversation between the heads of diplomacy of Poland and the Kingdom of Bahrain - Radosław Sikorski and Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. In the recent days, Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski has conducted a series of phone consultations with ministers of foreign affairs from Middle East countries. He had previously conversed with his counterparts from: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.

During the phone conversation, the Polish deputy prime minister strongly condemned the unprovoked military action of Iran against the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf in response to the Israeli-American attacks. The head of Polish diplomacy emphasized that non-military critical infrastructure should never become a target of military action as Bahrain had faced Iranian attacks on sites such as a seawater desalination installation and a university.

Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski requested for providing Polish citizens with support in leaving Bahrain and thanked the country for its efforts to ensure stability in the region. The ministers agreed that substantive and balanced dialogue should play a key role in restoring the peaceful coexistence of all countries in the Middle East.

Poland's top diplomat congratulated Minister Al Zayani on Bahrain assuming a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2026-2027, as well as the presidency of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The head of Polish diplomacy stressed the importance of the Kingdom of Bahrain's initiative to call a Gulf Cooperation Council emergency meeting on the Iranian aggression.

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