The deputy minister assured that the consul in Abuja and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “have engaged all available means to clarify the situation and (…) release those detained”. – The consular service will continue to work throughout the weekend to clarify the matter as soon as possible and bring it to a positive conclusion – he stated. He noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been advising against travel to Nigeria since August 2.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a meeting with the parents of Polish students arrested in Nigeria
PAP/Radek Parsley
So far, the consul has not been allowed to see the detained Poles, he met with a representative of the Nigerian security services – Wiśniewski reported. According to the assurances of the authorities in Abuja, the Poles are being held in good conditions. The relatives of the detainees have not had any contact with them since Sunday, August 4.
MFA: We need time to investigate the case of Poles detained in Nigeria
– We are professionals. We have a lot of means in our equipment – we can escalate, we can de-escalate, but what we use at a given moment depends on the situation in the country itself, as well as bilateral relations. We cannot open certain channels too quickly, so as not to harm these young people – said the undersecretary of state at the conference.
Jakub Wiśniewski was asked about the atmosphere of his meeting with a representative of the Nigerian embassy. – I do not want to reveal the diplomatic cuisine. If I said that our meeting with the chargé d’affaires was rough, it might not serve the purpose. Therefore, it was a good conversation, constructive. I think that the chargé d’affaires perfectly understands the problems we are struggling with and also knows perfectly well how much time is of the essence for us – he said.
