Polish president, PM to attend World Economic Forum in Davos

Poland's President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki are scheduled to take part in the World Economic Forum, a gathering of global political and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland, this week.

Polish President Andrzej Duda

Photo: PAP/Paweł Topolski

Duda and Morawiecki are expected to meet with a slew of international decision makers and business leaders during the annual event in the Swiss Alpine town, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

This year's World Economic Forum opened on Monday and is being held under the theme "Cooperation in a Fragmented World."

The Polish president plans to focus on security and business issues during his talks at the event, according to officials.

Prezydent @AndrzejDuda jest w drodze na Światowe Forum Ekonomiczne w Davos.

Program prasowy: https://t.co/BkEZjgEgwS pic.twitter.com/M2xfRtuiKT

— Kancelaria Prezydenta (@prezydentpl) January 16, 2023

His top foreign policy aide, Marcin Przydacz, told reporters on Monday that Duda would participate in the 52nd World Economic Forum between Tuesday and Thursday.

W programie @wef spotkania #PAD z liderami politycznymi, ale także świata gospodarczego oraz udział w kluczowych panelach z udziałem m. in. SG #NATO @jensstoltenberg i partnerami zza oceanu – z USA i Kanady. pic.twitter.com/nHAKXdfiae

— Biuro Polityki Międzynarodowej (@BPM_KPRP) January 16, 2023

Duda is set to take part in a number of panel discussions focusing on "the consequences of the war in Ukraine for the developed world as well as developing countries," according to Przydacz.

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Source: IAR, PAP