- Cooperation within the Visegrad Group is undoubtedly beneficial for all our countries. It is beneficial to the security of our citizens - said Mariusz Błaszczak, head of the Ministry of National Defence after the meeting of defence ministers of the V4 countries in Ostrava.

- We have had good military cooperation with Romania for years. Polish soldiers are stationed in Romania and cooperate with Romanian and US soldiers there. Romanian soldiers are present in Poland and train together with Polish, US, British and Croatian armies. This cooperation is very close - said Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak in Bucharest.

- The decision of the United States Department of State approving the sale of 32 state-of-the-art F-35 aircraft to Poland means that we are getting closer to this contract. This is the most important contract in history for the Polish Armed Forces, it is the introduction of Polish Air Force into a new era. This is the creation of the capabilities for the air force, that they haven’t had so far - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence.

On September 1, a celebration commemorating the 80th anniversary of World War II took place in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw. Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence, attended state ceremonies with the participation of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda and the Vice President of the USA M. Pence.

- We talked about Polish-US relations. They are the best ever. (...) We talked about the next seventh location for US troops. Six have already been agreed - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence after meeting with John Bolton, US National Security Advisor.

Poland and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement on cooperation of their military aviation. This is the result of today's Polish-Czech consultations and meetings of Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak and Lubomir Metnar, the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic.

- We talked with Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer about the challenges facing NATO. These are, of course, challenges related to aggressive Russian policy. (...) I emphasized our Polish approach in the framework of the alliance, which is focused on threats and on jointly dealing with these threats - said Mariusz Błaszczak, head of the Ministry of National Defence after meeting with the Federal Minister of Defence.

"The United States plan to increase its current military presence in Poland, amounting now to approximately 4,500 rotating military personnel. This permanent presence will increase in the near future by about 1000 additional soldiers and will focus on providing additional defence and deterrence capabilities in Poland." This entry was included in the declaration signed today by Polish President Andrzej Duda and US President Donald Trump.

- We are finishing the first stage of negotiations related to strengthening of the US presence in Poland - this is the culmination of the first stage. We will be fulfilling the decision that the Presidents of Poland and the United States will take, and it will bring good results in terms of the defence capabilities of the Polish Armed Forces and the security of Poland - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after meeting with Ambassador John Bolton, adviser on security to the US President.

- Soon Poland will join the elite group of states whose air forces have the most modern F-35 aircraft. I want this process to proceed quickly and effectively - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after meeting the command of the Eglin Air Force base in Florida and the F-35 pilots.