Foreign police officers are set to be asked to help protect the Polish-Belarusian border. During the NATO summit in Washington, Defense Minister Vladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamys will question allies on this issue. – RMF FM reports informally.
Warsaw wants officers from Italy, Greece and Spain to help protect the border. We read: “These are uniformed officers from countries particularly affected by illegal immigration, so the officers there are the most experienced and best trained. They also have appropriate intelligence knowledge.”
So far, these countries have been said to be reluctant, including: because the Polish authorities refused to help on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
RMF FM reported that the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who is in Washington, wants to return to this issue in consultation with the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration, Tomasz Siemoniak.
President Duda is already in Washington. Here is the NATO summit program
The NATO summit is scheduled to begin on Tuesday in Washington. The member states are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. However, the main topic of the talks will be the Russia-Ukraine war and other ways to help Kiev. Poland will be represented by President Andrzej Duda, along with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
The presidential couple will be in the United States until Thursday. The highlight of the visit is the celebration on Tuesday. 75th Anniversary of NATO Signing in 1949The event will take place at 11 Polish time.
The actual part of the summit is scheduled for Wednesday. Last quarter 6 Polish time will happen Leadership Reception NATO member states in the presence of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Joe Biden.
Then, at 7 Polish time, it will start. North Atlantic Council MeetingIn the afternoon, participants will head to a dinner at the White House.
On Thursday at 4:30 a.m. Polish time, discussions within the Council are scheduled to continue with the participation of invited guests. Alliance Partners.
At 8:30 there will be a coordination meeting. NATO and UkraineWhere important decisions will be made on support for Kiev. Then Andrzej Duda is scheduled to meet with the media.
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