Poland in NATO

During his visit to Warsaw on 13 November 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski. This was Mark Rutte’s first visit to our country since taking up his new position on 1 October 2024.

The NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme supports scientists and experts from NATO and Partner nations in the form of established grant mechanisms.

The October Defence Ministerial Meeting was a first high level NATO event chaired by the new Secretary General Mark Rutte. The discussions focused on deterrence and defence posture, response to Allied airspace violations, air and missile defence, logistics, enablement and resilience as well as assessment of the status of current NATO’s operations and missions.

This year’s Conference was launched by Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Kupiecki and NATO Acting Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Javier Colomina.

President Andrzej Duda, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski participated in the NATO Anniversary Summit in Washington D.C. The Summit began with the Allies-only session that was followed by the meeting with the Asia-Pacific Partners and the EU representatives. The Summit was concluded with the NATO-Ukraine Council session. The discussions focused on assistance to Ukraine, strengthened deterrence and defence posture and global partnerships.

On 21 June 2024 the Polish Delegation to NATO organized a seminar dedicated to the upcoming NATO Summit. The seminar gathered renowned experts in international security: professor John Deni from the US Army War College, Justyna Gotkowska from the Polish Centre for Eastern Studies and Giuseppe Spatafora representing the EU Institute for Security Studies. The panel was moderated by journalist Teri Schultz.

On 13-14 June 2024 ministers met in NATO HQ to discuss preparations for the Washington Summit, strengthening of Allied deterrence and defence and support for Ukraine. It was the last ministerial meeting before the Summit.

On 30-31 May in Prague, Czechia, NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs held their last meeting before the Summit in Washington. Poland was represented by Minister Radosław Sikorski. Before their working session ministers met with the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel.

On 20-24 May 2024 the representatives of NATO Investment Committee visited Poland. The group learned about the progress in implementation of the NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP).

The Polish Delegation to NATO hosted a seminar led by three experts from the renowned Polish think tank, the Polish Institute on International Affairs (PISM).