<p>Poland's foreign minister Jacek Czaputowicz resigned Thursday, the second top member of the right-wing government to quit this week.</p>.<p>The decision comes as Warsaw is involved in European diplomacy on the political crisis in neighbouring Belarus.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, Czaputowicz received prominent Belarusian opposition activists Valery and Veronika Tsepkalo.</p>.<p>His office gave no precise reason for the move, but said "the minister has in the past said that the post-election period was the right time for a change" in the post of foreign minister.</p>.<p>He hopes "that his successor will maintain the current line and support the strengthening of Poland's position on the international stage", his office told the PAP news agency.</p>.<p>President Andrzej Duda was returned to power in a run-off vote last month, backed by the populist right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party.</p>.<p>The departure of Czaputowicz, who has been in the post since 2018, follows that of health minister Lukasz Szumowski on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Szumowski cited personal reasons for the decision. But Polish media have accused his ministry of failing to supervise the procurement of items such as face masks during the pandemic.</p>
<p>Poland's foreign minister Jacek Czaputowicz resigned Thursday, the second top member of the right-wing government to quit this week.</p>.<p>The decision comes as Warsaw is involved in European diplomacy on the political crisis in neighbouring Belarus.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, Czaputowicz received prominent Belarusian opposition activists Valery and Veronika Tsepkalo.</p>.<p>His office gave no precise reason for the move, but said "the minister has in the past said that the post-election period was the right time for a change" in the post of foreign minister.</p>.<p>He hopes "that his successor will maintain the current line and support the strengthening of Poland's position on the international stage", his office told the PAP news agency.</p>.<p>President Andrzej Duda was returned to power in a run-off vote last month, backed by the populist right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party.</p>.<p>The departure of Czaputowicz, who has been in the post since 2018, follows that of health minister Lukasz Szumowski on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Szumowski cited personal reasons for the decision. But Polish media have accused his ministry of failing to supervise the procurement of items such as face masks during the pandemic.</p>