Foreign Minister: We want to bridge distance between Poland and China

Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski has said that Poland is ready to expand cooperation and boost mutually beneficial economic ties with China. "Chinese companies can implement large infrastructure projects in Poland and the region of the Adriatic, the Baltic and Black Sea," the Foreign Minister told the PAP news agency during his visit to Beijing. Waszczykowski expressed strong interests in China's initiative on the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. "With this in mind, we support China's plan to create new transport links between Asia and Europe, based on the former Silk Road," he said. According to Witold Waszczykowski, Poland is perfectly suited to become a logistics center for this ambitious initiative and act as an ambassador in relations between China, Central and Eastern Europe and the European Union. "Poland intends to take full advantage of its geographical location, situated as it is on the crossroads between East and West, North and South. Our message is clear: we want to bridge the physical as well as cultural distance between our regions," the minister concluded. Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski also announced that President of China Xi Jinping will make an official visit to Poland. The precise dates of trip have yet to be confirmed.