US President Donald Trump's visit to Warsaw to take part in the events marking the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on September 1 has been confirmed, Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin said on Thursday.
Speaking from the White House, Donald Trump said: "As the declaration makes very clear, the United States and Poland are not only bound by a strategic partnership but deep common values, shared goals and a very strong and abiding friendship."
The presidents of Poland and the US, Andrzej Duda and Donald Trump, underlined the strategic importance of the alliance between the two countries, PM Mateusz Morawiecki tweeted in reference to a series of agreements signed in the White House on Wednesday.
Polish President Andrzej Duda will begin his six-day visit to the United States with a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump. The two officials are expected to discuss an increased US military presence in Poland that Warsaw has been advocating for.
Included among the allied forces which stormed the beaches of Normandy on this day 75 years ago were Polish naval, air and ground support forces. They were soon joined by the 1st Polish Armoured Division which took part in fighting around the Falaise Pocket. Holding Hill 262 despite being isolated and under sustained attack, the Polish forces led by General Stanislaw Maczek managed to succeed and by so doing contributed hugely to the Allied victory that followed.
Polish President Andrzej Duda will start his six-day US trip with a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on June 12 after which he will visit Texas, Nevada and California, where he will hold talks on energy and new technologies.
The Polish government will develop and present its position on the issue of Chinese tech giant Huawei to the European Commission (EC) by the end of June, Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs Wanda Buk said on Thursday.
Polish President Andrzej Duda and PM Mateusz Morawiecki have expressed their thanks to US President Donald Trump for the wishes he offered on Poland's Independence Day.
US President Donald Trump congratulated Poland in a Sunday Tweet on its 100th Independence Anniversary.
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will meet his Polish counterpart Krzysztof Tchórzewski in Warsaw to sign a declaration on strengthened cooperation in energy security.
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