I was pleased with the very positive response from American members of Congress to the proposal I submitted to increase minimum defense spending in NATO from 2 to 3 percent. GDP of the allied countries – said President Andrzej Duda at a press conference in Washington, after meetings with US congressmen.
Congress meetings
During his visit to Washington, President Duda met with representatives of the United States Congress, including speakers and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The first part of my visit to Washington today has just ended. These were meetings in Congress, on Capitol Hill. Very good, I am very happy, I have met speakers and minority leaders in both the House of Representatives and the House of Representatives. Very interesting and very good conversations
– said the president in a statement to the Polish media after the meetings.
The most important thing is the message that our relations are excellent and we are building on them, regardless of who is in power at any given time, who is the president in the United States, who is the president in Poland, what the parliamentary majority is
– added.
We build these relationships; these 25 years of Polish presence in NATO, all this time after 1989, when we were building this alliance with the United States, all this shows these very strong ties
– he pointed.
Great meetings. I have spoken about the situation that we have today, especially about security issues, because it is the 25th anniversary of the Polish presence in NATO, so it is natural, so a summary on the one hand, but on the other hand I leave the see the situation as it is. Today.
– reported the president.
I was pleased to receive a very positive response to the proposal I submitted to increase defense spending in NATO from 2 to 3 percent. To show solidarity
– said Andrzej Duda.
I thanked the American presence in Poland, including the decisions approved by Congress, our purchases of the most modern weapons in the United States (…). But I also said that the American presence in Poland as a guarantee of security is absolutely necessary and of great importance for strengthening the sense of security of Poles and the nations of our part of Europe in the light of what is happening outside us east happens. border.
– continued the president.
Support for the defense of Ukraine
Of course I said that if we want to be safe, we must also support Ukraine, because that is crucial. The Ukrainians deserve support because their heroic defense against the Russian invasion must command respect, and today only the fact that Ukraine will have modern, Western, American combat and defense technology can give Ukraine the opportunity to turn victory in its favor skip. , that is, to repel Russian aggression. , because we cannot allow – and I have emphasized this with all my might – for the security of our part of the world, Europe, NATO, including the security of Poland, Putin must not win in Ukraine
– he said.
This cannot be allowed, because it will only fuel Russian imperialism, and then the danger will certainly increase even further. Today, this Russian imperialism must be stopped and this is an important task for us, as the North Atlantic Alliance led by the United States.
– emphasized the president.
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Source: wPolityce