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The head of NATO’s attack on Poland will be considered an attack on the whole alliance – TVN24

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after the summit in Warsaw will be more NATO troops in Poland so as to send a clear signal to any potential aggressor that an attack on Poland would be considered an attack on the whole alliance – said on Monday in Warsaw, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who met with President Andrzej Duda .
 
                  



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Duda President and NATO Secretary General discussed preparations for the NATO summit, which will take place in Warsaw on July 8-9.

– is ongoing at this time last arrangements between Member States what the final provisions, which will be taken at the summit – said Duda after the meeting with Stoltenberg.

he stressed that Poland as host the summit depends on the fact that he had a character versatile to “answered all the challenges that today in the international space clearly in front of the North Atlantic Alliance are facing. ” The two main problems, according to the president, are: the security of the eastern flank of the Alliance and the issue of destabilization in the South.

– The most important is that the Alliance was solidarity and unity that was – said Duda. As he spoke, from the point of view of Polish, this means strengthening the presence of the Alliance’s eastern flank: in Poland and the Baltic States.

– These decisions are at the moment in the course of the final political negotiations. Will be a meeting of defense ministers in mid-June, at which this matter will be discussed – said the president.

He also stressed that the solidarity Polish Alliance, it was decided that the frigate Kosciuszko set off the Aegean Sea to there to support the NATO mission associated with the refugee crisis.

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Jens Stoltenberg said he is waiting for the summit, because before the allies are facing the most serious of generations of security challenges – from the East and South. – NATO responds to these threats and Poland plays an important role in this response – said the secretary general of NATO.

In his view, the Warsaw summit of NATO will be a breakthrough. – We will strengthen our deterrence and our defense as well as strengthen efforts to extend stability beyond our borders – said Stoltenberg.

He recalled that in February, the defense ministers of the Alliance agreed to strengthen the military presence of NATO on its eastern flank. ie in the countries of our region. The presence – said the secretary-general – will be multinational and will be a rotating. – We have clear proposals, which are on the table, they were presented by our military planners. We discuss the specific locations of the foremost, the increased presence of NATO troops. We will take decisions until the summit in Warsaw – said the NATO secretary general.

– There will be more NATO troops in Poland after the summit in Warsaw just to send a clear signal to any potential aggressor that an attack on Poland would be considered an attack the whole Alliance – he stressed.

Turning to the president Duda, Stoltenberg said: “With your support the summit in Warsaw clearly shows that our alliance is united, solidarity and strong.”



Stoltenberg estimated that Poland makes a unique contribution to NATO. He listed the command of the Multinational Corps North East in Szczecin, unit integration forces (NFIU) in Bydgoszcz, base missile defense in Redzikowo, whose construction recently began, and contribution to Alliance operations, exercises and mission of protecting the airspace of the Baltic states.

– Poland is also an example when it comes to defense spending. Poland seems to 2 percent. GDP on defense and makes important investments in new capacities – said the NATO secretary general.



visited the National Stadium

Earlier, NATO Secretary General, along with the accompanying delegation from the NATO Headquarters and representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited the stadium PGE National in Warsaw, which will be the main venue of the summit of the Alliance. A visit to the arena, where he recently underway adaptive lasted about half an hour.

Check Stoltenberg to Polish is associated with the final stage of preparations for the Warsaw summit. The two main topics of conversation is a program peak and the content of the decisions that have to be made in Warsaw.



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NATO Summit, chaired by the Secretary General of the Alliance, will be held on July 8-9.

the session will be attended by heads of state and government of 28 member states and partner countries. Expected topics summit is a response to the threat from the East and South, including the decisions on increasing the military presence on the eastern outskirts of the alliance, as well as the further expansion of NATO.

In February, the defense ministers of NATO decided to increase the military presence on the eastern flank of NATO , including Poland; military proposed the deployment of several battalions in the countries of the region. Last week, the Defense Ministry announced that Poland will send to the Baltic States company of mechanized.

In mid-May in a speech at the NATO Defense College in Rome, president of Duda said that the NATO Summit in Warsaw must bring a response to security challenges, coming from the East and South. Duda stressed then that “Europe is facing a radical change in the field of international security, both in the vicinity of the East and the South.”

He said also that “the annexation of the Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine undermined the foundations European security, that is: respect for international law, the internal sovereignty and territorial integrity. ” Duda noted, however, that the instability in North Africa and the Middle East, leading to a growing terrorist threat and the constant influx of migrants to Europe.

On Tuesday – the second day of his visit to Poland – NATO chief will meet with Prime Minister Beata Awl and heads of the Defense Ministry and Foreign Ministry.

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