Armenia–Poland relations

Armenian-Polish relations are foreign relations between Armenia and Poland.

Armenian-Polish relations

Armenia
Poland

Historical relations

Josef Pomiankowski, an Austrian marshal of Polish origin, was one of the earliest figures to discover the intention of the Young Turks to exterminate the Armenians, and the Armenian Genocide was strongly condemned by Josef himself.[1] It was the tragic massacre that Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined the word "genocide" in 1943.

Prior to the genocide, the Armenians were well-perceived by the Polish population, and several Polish famous figures have Armenian root, notably Juliusz Słowacki.[2]

Diplomatic relations

Poland has recognized the Armenian Genocide.[3] At the height of the Cold War, both countries were communist states under Soviet domination as the Polish People's Republic and the Armenian SSR.

Polish companies like Lubawa SA also cooperate with the Armenian government. Lubawa-Armenia and the Armenian ministry of defense successfully set up a military industry enterprise, capable of supplying ballistic vests and helmets, vehicle decoys, and tents to the Armenian Armed Forces, and opening the gateway for Polish companies to assist in getting access to Eurasian markets.

Armenia's main import from Poland are cherries.[4]

Ramil Safarov

The glorification of Ramil Safarov, who had murdered Armenian military personnel Gurgen Margaryan, had been criticized in Poland, and Poland also had some reservations toward Hungary, a long time traditional ally of Poland, for the releasing of Ramil Safarov.[5]

Karabakh conflict

Poland has refrained from taking side and had instead urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to find the way to solve the problem.[5] Following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenians in Poland demonstrated in Warsaw demanding Polish President Andrzej Duda to take a firmer hand against Turkey and Azerbaijan.[6]

Resident diplomatic missions
  • Armenia has an embassy in Warsaw.
  • Poland has an embassy in Yerevan.
  • Embassy of Armenia in Warsaw
  • Embassy of Poland in Yerevan

See also

References
  1. https://fatsr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Guenter-Lewy-The-Armenian-Massacres-in-Ottoman-Salt-Lake-City-University-of-Utah-Press-2005.pdf
  2. https://www.opcjanaprawo.pl/index.php/komentarze/item/3991-w-cieniu-araratu-cz%C4%99%C5%9B%C4%87-pierwsza-opowie%C5%9B%C4%87-o-armenii
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2007-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Fresh Tomatoes in Poland
  5. "Arminfo: Zdzislaw Raczynski: Poland cannot recognize independence of Nagorno Karabakh until Armenia does it". arminfo.info. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  6. https://news.am/eng/news/606569.html
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