Polish, Austrian presidents attend reopening of Austria's consulate

The presidents of Poland and Austria, Andrzej Duda and Alexander Van der Bellen, attended a ceremony of the reopening of the Austrian Consulate General in Krakow, southern Poland, on Tuesday. During the ceremony, Duda said that following the fall of the Iron Curtain, the Austrian mission in Krakow was "a friendly hand stretched out towards Poland". The president said that links with Austria are of great "historical" importance in Krakow. He expressed hope that the consulate would not only conduct state, diplomatic and official activities, but also promote various fields of life, including culture.