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UK and Poland meet to discuss closer defence ties

Land October 16, 2017

The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary have met their Polish counterparts for discussions on strengthening security and defence co-operation.

Boris Johnson and Sir Michael Fallon hosted Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski and Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz in London.

The Foreign Secretary and Mr Waszczykowski discussed areas of shared interest including European security, joint work on the Western Balkans, and countering Russian influence in Eastern Europe.

During their meeting, the Defence Secretary and Mr Macierewicz discussed increasing military ties and co-operation, in particular working towards a Defence Capability and Industrial Partnership to strengthen cooperation between UK and Poland defence industries.

They also progressed talks on the Defence and Security Cooperation Treaty, which the Prime Minister will sign at the next UK-Poland Inter-Governmental meeting in December.

The treaty will encourage greater collaboration and joint military training and exercising.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: “UK-Poland relations are at an all-time high and will only get stronger over the coming years.

“We also look forward to working together even closer on the biggest global issues as our likeminded ally Poland takes up its seat on the UNSC in January.

“This meeting was another demonstration of the UK’s unbreakable commitment to European security, working with our allies such as Poland to ensure the stability and prosperity of our continent.”

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Post written by: Matt Brown