Algeria–Poland relations

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Algeria and Poland are members of the Union for the Mediterranean and the United Nations. Both nations established diplomatic relations in 1962. [1]

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History

19th-century Polish poet Cyprian Norwid dedicated his poem Do Emira Abd El-Kadera w Damaszku to Emir Abdelkader, Algerian leader against French invasion.

During World War I, Poles and Algerians were among prisoners of war of various nationalities held by the Germans in a POW camp in Stargard in modern northwestern Poland. [2]

Following the restoration of independent Poland after the war, honorary consulates of Poland were established in Algiers and Oran in 1922 and 1932, respectively, and both operated until 1945. [3]

Poles and Algerians both fought against Nazi Germany in World War II, including in the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944. [4] Algerian prisoners of war were held by the Germans alongside Polish and other Allied POWs in the Stalag II-B, Stalag VIII-C and Stalag XXI-A POW camps, operated in Czarne, Żagań and Ostrzeszów, respectively. [5] [6] [7] Both Algerian and Polish POWs were subjected to poor conditions resulting in high mortality. [5]

A cultural cooperation agreement between Algeria and Poland was signed in Algiers in 1964. [8]

Modern relations

Poland sent a rescue squad to help the relief operation after the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake in Algeria, [9] and the Polish Medical Mission sent medical supplies. [10]

In 2014, a defense cooperation agreement was signed in Algiers. [11]

Poland and Algeria enjoy a significant relations in business. [12] In 2016, Poland and Algeria abolished visa requirements for diplomatic passport holders. [13]

The Polish foreign minister had paid visit to Algeria in 2017 to boost trade and cooperation between two countries. [14] [15] Algerian Minister Mustapha Gitouni also boosts energy cooperation with Poland. [16] Algeria considers Poland as an important partner in Europe. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Bilateral relations Poland-Algeria (in French)
  2. ↑ Aniszewska, Jolanta (2019). Nekropolia dwóch wojen światowych (in Polish). Szczecin: IPN. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Ceranka, Paweł; Szczepanik, Krzysztof (2020). Urzędy konsularne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1918–1945. Informator archiwalny (in Polish). Warszawa: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych, Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych. pp. 28, 298. ISBN   978-83-65681-93-5.
  4. ↑ Sobieraj, Maciej; Sobieraj, Dominik (2009). "Bitwa o jedną górę". Kombatant (in Polish). No. 5 (221). Warszawa. p. 11. ISSN   0867-8952.
  5. 1 2 Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 394. ISBN   978-0-253-06089-1.
  6. ↑ Stanek, Piotr; Terpińska-Greszczeszyn, Justyna (2011). "W cieniu "wielkiej ucieczki". Kompleks obozow jenieckich Sagan (1939–1945)". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). Opole. 34: 128.
  7. ↑ Graf, Władysław (1992). "Ostrzeszów: obozy jenieckie okresu 1939–1940. Część 1". Zeszyty Ostrzeszowskie (in Polish). No. 15. Ostrzeszowskie Centrum Kultury. p. 11.
  8. ↑ Umowa między Rządem Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej a Rządem Algierskiej Republiki Demokratycznej i Ludowej o współpracy kulturalnej, podpisana w Algierze dnia 22 lipca 1964 r. , Dz. U. z 1967 r. Nr 12, poz. 49
  9. ↑ "Polscy strażacy wylecieli do Algierii". RMF 24 (in Polish). 23 May 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Misja Medyczna z pomocą Algierii". Puls Medycyny (in Polish). 2 June 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Umowa między Rządem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej a Rządem Algierskiej Republiki Ludowo-Demokratycznej o współpracy w dziedzinie obronności, podpisana w Algierze dnia 2 grudnia 2014 r. , M.P. z 2018 r. poz. 954
  12. ↑ "POLAND AND ALGERIA – STRONG PARTNERS IN BUSINESS". Ageron.pl.
  13. ↑ "Poland and Algeria abolish visas for diplomatic passport holders". Mfa.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Polish FM on visit to Algeria, Tunisia". Radio Poland. 25 November 2017.
  15. ↑ Boulahbel, Farid (25 November 2017). "Polish MOFA pays two-day visit to Algeria: "Poland considers Algeria a strategic partner with excellent prospects in Africa and the Arab world." 25/11/2017". Algerianembassy.ug. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "ALGERIA : GUITOUNI INVITES POLAND, TURKEY TO BOOST ENERGY COOPERATION WITH ALGERIA". Emerging-africa.org. 28 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Algeria, "important" partner for Poland". Algerianembassy.org.[ permanent dead link ]
  18. ↑ Embassy of Algeria in Warsaw
  19. ↑ Embassy of Poland in Algiers
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