Lithuanians are our great friends. When it comes to strategic issues, our opinion is almost identical, so we will try to help their citizens evacuate from Israel, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on TVP Info on Tuesday.
Evacuation of Polish citizens from Israel
A meeting took place on Tuesday with the participation of President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and government representatives on the situation in Israel. The head of government was asked about his findings on TVP Info in the evening.
Two days ago, together with the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, we decided to issue appropriate instructions for flying to Israel for our citizens.
– said the Prime Minister. As he emphasized: “Poland will not abandon its citizens.”
The head of government pointed out that during the 2014 war in Donbas, it took Polish authorities two to three months to evacuate 200 to 300 Polish citizens.
We brought more than 800 people here in 2-3 days. We organized an airlift from Tel Aviv to Crete (Greek island), and from there civilian planes fly to Poland
– said Prime Minister Morawiecki.
As he noted, “we are willing to take more civilians, but of those who traveled there, virtually few remain.”
However, if necessary, we will continue the evacuation operation
– said the head of government.
It is extremely important that the state stands behind its citizens
– added.
“Lithuanians are our great friends”
The Prime Minister was also asked whether Polish aircraft would assist in the evacuation of citizens of other European Union countries.
Lithuanians are our great friends. We have many common topics. Their opinions – on strategic issues around us – are almost identical, so we will try to help them too
– announced Prime Minister Morawiecki.
As he noted: “This is strengthening our alliance in NATO, which is desperately needed in light of the war in Ukraine, the Russian threat and destabilization in the Middle East – where Hezbollah and Hamas are.”
There may soon be a “boiler” there.
– said the head of government, noting that this could mean that “hundreds of thousands of people will leave from there.”
How will the EU respond? How will Donald Tusk react? This is how Tusk and Angela Merkel reacted in 2016 and 2017, when we were threatened with punishment for not accepting illegal immigrants
– added Morawiecki.
The evacuation operation is carried out both with the help of aircraft and with the help of this special forces component, which is an integral part of the operation, building on the evacuation carried out several years ago from the territory of Afghanistan, which is also under military control . activities. There too, some forces were armed forces who ensured the safety of loading, boarding and flying.
Such a quota was established for the same reason
– said Jacek Siewiera, head of the National Security Bureau, on Tuesday.
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Source: wPolityce