The statement came hours after members of the Law and Justice cabinet, to be sworn in on Monday, linked Friday's Paris attacks, which left at least 129 people killed, with Europe's ongoing refugee crisis.
"I am convinced the defence minister will not be tackling issues concerning asylum seekers," Schetyna said in an interview for state broadcaster TVP1 alluding to a statement made by incoming Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz in the wake of the bloodshed in the French capital.
Macierewicz deemed the decision to relocate some 7,000 asylum seekers to Poland under an EU-wide resettlement scheme "a big mistake."
"This situation only confirms that we cannot take in such a large number of immigrants as we are unable to ensure a watertight selection process and guarantee Poles security," Macierewicz said.
"In the face of the tragic events in Paris, Poland sees no political possibilities for implementing the decision on the relocation of refugees," the incoming minister for European affairs, Law and Justice's Konrad Szymański, meanwhile, stated.
"In the face of the tragic events in Paris, Poland sees no political possibilities for implementing the decision on the relocation of refugees," Szymański said.
Schetyna believes the Paris attacks cannot be tied to the refugee crisis. "I hope statements made by the future ministers will be more well-considered in the future and will not harm Poland's standing in a free Europe," he told state broadcaster TVP1.
Statements made by the members of the new Law and Justice government "are the only such voices we hear in Europe," he stated.
Schetyna called for greater responsibility in Poland's foreign policy, calling Saturday's declarations "political chutzpah."
The outgoing foreign minister said the Polish army's involvement in warfare against Islamic State (IS), which had claimed responsibility for the terrorist assaults in Paris, was "unnecessary for now". However, he pointed to the need for full cooperation with the US-led coalition carrying out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against IS and other terrorist groups.
"Most probably most of the eight or nine terrorists were French citizens trained on Syrian territory," he stated. "They returned to their homeland to kill - the same threat may be faced by any country," Schetyna added.
According to information confirmed by Greek police, two of the attackers in Paris came into Europe registered as refugees last month. (aba/rk)
Source: TVP1, TVPInfo, IAR