Georgian-Polish Commission of Historians

The bilateral group was established with regards to the 100 anniversary of Georgia’s proclamation of independence. The commission, which is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland and the University of Warsaw, will be functional until 2021 and study the history of Georgia-Poland bilateral relations. According to a press release from the Georgian Ministry of Defense after a visit by the group: "The mutual national interest of two countries and similarities in aspirations of Georgian and Polish people was evident even in the 19 century. The founders of the Democratic Republic of Georgia were educated in Poland. In 1917-1918 both nations gained independence. By the end of the last century, the diplomatic ties between Georgia and Poland were restored and for many years now, Poland remains as an active supporter for Georgia’s territorial integrity and Euro-Atlantic integration."

Polish-Russian Group for Difficult Matters resumes its activities, March 2017

“We are open to constructive cooperation and we are undertaking actions to break the impasse in which we are now,” said Minister Witold Waszczykowski at a ceremony during which he handed nominations to the Polish members of the Polish-Russian Group for Difficult Matters.

Professor Mirosław Filipowicz, Director of the Institute of East Central Europe in Lublin, is the new Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Polish-Russian Group for Difficult Matters. New members of the Polish part of the Group, which has resumed its activities after a two-year hiatus, are outstanding academics and experts who specialise in Russia and Eastern affairs. 

For a full announcement by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, see here.

Ukraine Reacts to Polish Parliament Resolution on 1943 Volyn Tragedy

.. Mr. Viatrovych, head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance, hopes that despite the change in the Polish policy and owing to the efforts of the Institute of National Remembrance, the dialogue between the historians established last year at the Ukrainian-Polish Forum will continue. “This dialogue will help not only to understand the past conflict, but also to avoid the mistakes of our predecessors,” says the Ukrainian historian. “I am sure that the historians will thoroughly analyze the newly opened Ukrainian archives and prove the absurdity of this political decision in particular, and the practice of writing history in the parliament in general.”
For full article, see here.