Polish, German foreign ministers meet in Warsaw

During the meeting, the ministers agreed that their countries' would remain engaged in the Weimar Triangle partnership, comprising Poland, Germany and France.

Gabriel said the three countries could have “fruitful cooperation”.

Waszczykowski said that the triangle accounted for a significant portion of the EU's population and had “serious economic potential in Europe”, adding that he hoped that France would “return” to the group after upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.

They also discussed concerns over the future of the EU, which Poland has repeatedly said needs reform.

“We are somewhat concerned that there have been recent suggestions about ... a multi-speed Europe, that have been put forward by our western partners,” Poland's Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said.

The German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that “our shared task is to keep Europe together”.

“We all know that today we have different speeds,” Gabriel said. “Not everyone is in the Euro-zone. I would prefer for Poland to be a member of the Euro-zone and I hope that will happen,” he added.

The foreign ministers also discussed security issues, including the implementation of decisions taken at last year's NATO summit, possible solutions of the conflict in the eastern Ukraine and future cooperation with Russia.

It was Gabriel's first visit to Poland since taking over as Germany's foreign minister in January. (vb)

Source: MSW, IAR