Waszczykowski: Poland ready for 'new opening' with France

Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski has said that Warsaw is ready for “a new opening” in relations with France following Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the presidential election in France. In a phone conversation with his newly appointed counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, Waszczykowski said that “a constructive dialog between Poland and France is indispensable if solutions are to be found to the crises the European Union is confronted with.” Previously Waszczykowski criticized Macron, who during his campaign called Jarosław Kaczyński “a Putin ally” and called for EU sanctions against Warsaw for violating democratic norms. He said that if Marcron was to be elected he would have to “play dumb” when he visits Warsaw after such comments.