On the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO, Joe Biden invited President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk to the White House. “These are also conversations about what the future of military cooperation between Poland and the US will look like,” Stanisław Żaryn said on Telewizja wPoland. The presidential advisor revealed the veil of secrecy regarding the preparation of this visit. “The obvious requirement for such a situation is good contacts between the presidential center and the government,” he stressed.
In mid-February, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre announced that US President Joe Biden will receive President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a meeting on March 12, the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO. joint meeting. As Stanisław Żaryn emphasized in Poland’s Telewizja, the president wants harmonious cooperation on security issues with the current government.
The president has been keen to manifest this unity in areas of strategic importance for several months, despite political differences. The recently convened Cabinet Council aimed to demonstrate political unity on strategic issues related to Poland’s economic development. Today there is a demonstration, a signal of unity, around important issues, namely the security of our country. We are all aware that the President’s visit to the US, and he will be present there together with the Prime Minister, is intended to demonstrate the seriousness and importance of the Polish-American alliance. It is the basis of security not only for Poland, but also for the entire eastern flank of NATO. We have had clear evidence for two years that this alliance is crucial for the security of Poland and NATO as a whole
– said the presidential advisor.
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Poland’s security is the most important thing
The last years of the United Right government have seen a significant strengthening of military cooperation, not only within NATO, but also directly with the US.
This visit is a symbol that, 25 years after joining NATO, Poland is an important member of the alliance, allowing it to remain secure and meet clear requirements. However, this is also an opportunity to talk realistically about Polish-American cooperation, about the American presence in Poland, about how America sees the future of the alliance and the prospect of Ukraine joining the alliance. These are also conversations about what the future of military cooperation between Poland and the US will look like. Therefore, it is not only a symbolically very important visit, but also an opportunity to discuss very specific topics related to the security of our country.
– as Żaryn emphasized, the moment of breakthrough was the alliance summit in Warsaw.
This alliance has been very strong over the past two years. But it all started many years ago, when we changed NATO’s “center of gravity”. This is the year 2016 in which very important decisions were taken to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank, especially Poland and the Allied presence in our country. The NATO summit in Warsaw brought many groundbreaking decisions. From this point on we see a more concrete cooperation with the Americans. Their presence here is something that definitely needs to be developed and this will be the subject of these conversations
– said Minister Żaryn.
Żaryn hopes that Polish security issues will become the basis of cooperation, because “it depends on all of us to live in a safe country.”
We know what is happening in Ukraine and no right-thinking person wants to see such scenes in Poland. We see that there are statements of action in the field of safety. I hope that many projects from the time of the previous government will be continued. Naturally, we must keep an eye on further decisions and developments. This is also the purpose of the president’s contacts with the entire political class
What happens behind the scenes when preparing for a visit to the White House? Are there consultations between the offices of the President and the Prime Minister prior to the visit?
Obviously we are dealing with an unusual visitor. An obvious requirement for such a situation is good contacts between the presidential center and the government. Moreover, these contacts are an obvious opportunity before any such visit to reach an agreement on the agenda of the talks and the Polish position. That is why work takes place between work teams. This visit should be a clear demonstration of the common ground we see between the President and the Prime Minister. This is a clear position that will be presented to the American partners
– revealed the presidential advisor.
Farmers’ protest
Stanisław Żaryn also referred to the nationwide farmers’ protests and said that the President notices this huge mobilization of farmers.
We are dealing with a justified protest from Polish farmers, but we also need to see a broader perspective, because farmers are protesting in many EU countries. It is at EU level that questionable and costly decisions are taken that place a burden on the agricultural sector. Farmers’ expectation that the government in Poland will solve this issue with the help of our regulations, but also by fighting at EU level. We must be aware that not everything can be solved through national regulations; some things have to be fought for in the EU. I hope that the Polish government, this team that has repeatedly boasted about its effective foreign policy and contacts in Brussels, will be able to fight for the interests of Polish farmers.
– concluded the presidential advisor.
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Source: wPolityce