IRELAND
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
"The Prime Minister hosted the Taoiseach Micheál Martin this
morning at Chequers.
"The leaders agreed the relationship between the United Kingdom
and Ireland was very strong and good progress across all areas of
the relationship had been made since the UK-Ireland summit in
Liverpool earlier this year.
"Turning to the Middle East, the leaders said they were appalled
by the strike in Doha this week and the intolerable scenes
in Gaza. They agreed it was essential to end the man-made famine,
get aid in at scale, release the hostages and find a pathway to a
two-state solution to deliver peace for Israelis and
Palestinians.
"The Prime Minister condemned Russia's increased recklessness in
recent weeks, including the outrageous violation of Poland's
airspace and attacks on the British Council and EU delegation
buildings in Kyiv. He committed to working with partners in the
Coalition of the Willing, including Ireland, to step up support
for Ukraine and increase pressure on Putin's regime.
“The Prime Minister and Taoiseach said they were close to setting
out a framework to address the Legacy issues from the Troubles
that continued to hang over victims, survivors and families.
"The leaders agreed to stay in close touch."
ENDS
POLAND
A Downing Street spokeswoman said:
“The Prime Minister spoke to Polish President Karol Nawrocki this
morning.
“The Prime Minister congratulated the President on his election
and welcomed the opportunity to speak.
“Discussing Russia's egregious breach of Polish airspace earlier
this week, and the Prime Minister reiterated the UK's steadfast
support to Poland and NATO.
“The leaders also discussed opportunities to deepen the defence
and security relationship between the two countries.
“Both leaders looked forward to speaking again soon.”
