a Poland’s Ambassador to Russia resigns. The official reason was the completion of a four-year lifespan. In Moscow, the Ambassador had to deal with the return of the wreckage of the Polish “Tupolev”, but it has not moved. Besides Russian-Polish relations deteriorated seriously. Readers believe that the lack of success is not related to the qualification of an Ambassador.
the Sylvester Rushkevich (Sylwester Ruszkiewicz)
How did you find the portal “Virtual Poland”, President Andrzej Duda (Andrzej Duda) has signed a decree on the release from duties of Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Moscow of Wlodzimierz Marciniak (Włodzimierz Marciniak). Officially his work he will complete on 31 July.
The presidential decree of may 14 is also provided with signature of Prime Minister Moravcova Mateusz (Mateusz Morawiecki), published in the official journal “Polish monitor”. The appointment and dismissal of ambassadors is a constitutional prerogative of the President. Marciniak will remain in his post until the end of July.
of the resignation of the Ambassador. Officially ends his term of office
As reported by the staff of the President, the reason for the release of Ambassador from the duties connected with that coming to an end a four-year term of office.
“Generally, ambassadors are appointed for four years. A few months prior to the termination of their term of office at the beginning sends the message that the mission is coming to an end, and then made formal the actions associated with departure. Most of the ambassadors give place to their successors in the summer. This is done in order that the children of Polish diplomats could finish the school year where they started it,” explains our portal the office of the President.
The foreign Ministry expressed in a similar manner.
“we Announce that the extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ambassadors dismisses the President on the recommendation of the Minister of foreign Affairs, which approves the Prime Minister. The decision to release the Ambassador from his duties was made in connection with the end of the standard period of duration of the mission in foreign diplomatic missions, which is four years. Name a new candidate in the interests of the appointment process will be announced at the hearing by the Commission of foreign Affairs of the Seimas”, — the press service of the foreign Ministry.
The precursor to the Marciniak, Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nałęcz (Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz) dismissed 31 July 2016, she worked in Moscow for two years. Recall that the candidacy of new Ambassador was the former Minister of foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski (Witold Waszczykowski). He suggested that the Prime Minister Beate Szydlo (Beata Szydło) to assign him to. In the end, the appointment was approved by the Chairman of the party “law and justice” (PiS) Jaroslaw Kaczynski (Jarosław Kaczyński).
“In 2016 Marciniak was part of the group Candide��Ltd, proposed Wasikowski. It was scientists, not linked with the foreign Ministry. The future of the Ambassador advised the Minister as an expert on Russia and a recognized expert on the subject, which deals with her for almost 30 years. He was going to tackle things with the return to Poland the wreckage of the Tu-154”, — says our source from diplomatic circles.
Marciniak is among a dozen new ambassadors, whom the party “law and justice” decided, after coming to power, at an accelerated pace to send in diplomatic missions. The task is to purge the embassies entrusted Wasikowska, who headed the foreign Ministry. The process of succession was, however, too slow, which caused dissatisfaction Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who even threatened Wasikowska resignation. He was justified by the fact that “law and justice” did not have its own diplomatic staff, and well-known experts on international politics or scientists refused to cooperate with the authorities.
After leaving Waszczykowski his closest associates and people from his entourage began to deprive posts and privileges. 30 June from the post of Ambassador in Prague release Cuero Barbara (Barbara Ćwioro), who came to the Czech capital in September 2018. She interned at the Embassy of Poland in Tehran, where he served as Ambassador Waszczykowski, and in 2005-2008, when he became Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs, worked as his assistant. Cuero officially leaves his post because of suspicions that it had on their employees ‘ psychological pressure. Is disciplinary proceedings, the Ministry sent a request to the Prosecutor. We asked Witold Waszczykowski to comment on the resignation of Marciniak and Cuero, but received only a terse response: “please Contact on this issue in the foreign Ministry.”
of the Wreckage of the Tu-154 was recovered
Outgoing Wlodzimierz Marciniak by training a political scientist, Sovietologist and expert on Russia. He headed the Department of international relations at the Krakow Academy of St. Ignatius, he taught at the Institute of Oriental studies of Warsaw University, headed the Department of Comparative studies post-Soviet countries at the Institute of political studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The degree of doctor of science he received on the basis of a study entitled “Looted Empire: the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the Russian Federation”. Also Marciniak was part of the Polish-Russian group on difficult matters and the National development Council, created by President Lech Kaczynski (Lech Kaczyński).
On assuming the duties of Ambassador, Marciniak included among its priorities the return of Poland “Tupolev”, which crashed near Smolensk. Those who sent new��th Ambassador in Moscow, had hoped that his attempts will be successful, however, nothing came of it.
“the Accident occurred in 2010, the aircraft had to return for a long time, especially since it promised to make President Dmitry Medvedev during his visit to our country in December of the same year. For delays, there’s no reason,” said Marciniak in an interview "”news ru com”.
A few days before the signing of the decision on exemption of the Ambassador from his duties in Russian-Polish relations deteriorated. In Tver with the building of the former NKVD shot of a memorial plaque dedicated to the victims of the Katyn massacre. Marciniak was subjected to such a move criticized, and historians of the Russian “memorial” society and the Polish Institute of national remembrance published a joint letter condemning the removal.
14 may an open letter signed by 69 representatives of the Russian scientific community. In it, they called the incident an attempt to “consign to oblivion the crimes of the Stalinist regime and to create a new version of our history, which for them has no place.” Scientists believe that the Board should return, and “the perpetrators of this crime against the national historical memory” should be punished. The Russians painted over the marks left from the boards with white paint.
the Ambassador and the office of the President is silent
We wanted to talk directly with the Ambassador, but the diplomatic mission of Poland in Moscow, we were informed that he was not there. We also sent questions to the Secretariat of the Embassy.
“the Ambassador is not and won’t be in today. We got questions, preparation of answers will deal with the person who is responsible for contacts with the press,” — said to us.
Press Secretary of the President Blazej Spychalski (Błażej Spychalski) wrote that the response made by the office of the President. At the time of publication of this material information from the employees Andrzej Duda we have received.
