The head of the Ministry of National Defence is visiting the United States at the invitation of United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin. On Wednesday, October the 6th, Minister Blaszczak met with Secretary Austin, with whom he discussed the most important issues of Polish-American military cooperation.

The talks also concerned the enhancement of military interoperability, the American military presence in Poland, the security situation in Europe, and arms purchases. Minister Błaszczak also presented detailed information on the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border.

I have presented our assessment of a hybrid attack taking place on the Polish border, and therefore on the border of the European Union. I also presented an assessment of the security of our part of NATO's eastern flank. (...) The attack on Poland, the hybrid attack on Poland is conducted by the authorities of the neighboring state. This is evidenced by the evidence presented to the public. People who want to improve their material well-being are used, who are encouraged to do so - by going to Europe, to the European Union, because the destination is the West of Europe - to push the Polish-Belarusian border. My position was accepted with understanding "- said Minister Mariusz Błaszczak after the meeting with the Secretary of Defence.

- During the conversation, I spoke about building Poland's defense capabilities. I mentioned that we spend large sums on defence, because we consider it as a necessary condition for the development of Poland. We perceive security on the scale of Poland and its neighbors - NATO member states- emphasized the minister.

- We also talked about the Global Posture Review. Information on this will be provided by the Secretary of Defence. I am not authorized to present details, but very interesting conclusions emerge from the analyses that were presented and conducted at the Pentagon - emphasized  the head of the Ministry of National Defence.

- We agreed to another meeting. We will meet each other in Brussels soon. I invited Austin's Secretary to Poland. The invitation has been accepted, although the date has not been set yet. I would like to draw your attention to the very good atmosphere of this meeting and a very specific conversation with the secretary on the subject of strengthening our relations. On the subject of building defence capabilities, building Poland's resilience, but also the security of the entire eastern flank of NATO in emergency situations- said the minister after the meeting.
In the afternoon of local time, the head of the Ministry of National Defense will meet with American congressmen.

On Thursday, October the 7th this year, Minister Błaszczak will visit the soldiers of the 3rd Warsaw Air Defence Brigade who are training at Fort Sill to operate the Patriot system and the Lima Tank Plant factory.

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