Poland
Assistance offer
| Type(s)of Assistance: | Expertise, Training | Scope: | Legal, Implementation |
| Regions: | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Subject(s): | General |
Poland is willing to offer assistance in implementing the provisions of the resolution; activity in this regard will be directed to the States of Central and Eastern Europe. Poland is ready to provide assistance in building legal and administrative infrastructure.
MFA of Poland organized between 13 and 16 May 2019 a regional workshop and table-top exercise (TTX) within the framework of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The aim of the exercise was to review and discuss a range of activities and practices associated with the effective implementation of WMD counterproliferation operations under the PSI. Poland was the principal ‘actor’ in the exercise but the scenario was developed in such a fashion as to highlight and indicate the role played by the international community and regional partners and neighbours. The workshop was held in Janów Podlaski, close to Polish (and EU’s) eastern border. it was intended to engage the countries of the Nordic, Baltic Sea and Central-Eastern Europe Region. Overall there were approx. 80 participants from 24 countries. The participants were middle - and senior - level security officers with decision-making responsibilities related to counterproliferation, border security policy and implementation. The workshop contributed to the enhancement of the regional counter-proliferation cooperation by allowing partners to exchange information and best practices regarding operational WMD interdiction procedures and capabilities through briefings, a scenario-based table-top exercise, a roundtable discussion and a field trip to border crossings.
Assistance Through International Organizations
Poland cooperates with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the sphere of promotion of universalisation and implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention as well as in the sphere of assistance and protection against chemical weapons. Poland cooperates and shares its experience within the frameworks of the Proliferation Security Initiative and the Global Initiative to Counter Nuclear Terrorism.