Poland in NATO

An annual meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly with the North Atlantic Council took place on 17-19 February at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The discussions focused on NATO priorities in the field of security and defense policy, the situation in the Middle East, NATO-EU cooperation and cyber security.

- Today we talked about the implementation of NATO decisions regarding deterrence and defense policy and about the preparedness initiative. There is a very large contribution of the Polish Armed Forces, both air and land forces, as well as in the maritime domain. I would like to recall NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's words that our contribution in the domain of air forces declared during London Summit determined the success of this Summit - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defense.

During the ceremony on February 5 in the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to NATO, Ambassador Szatkowski presented Mr. Michael Rozic with the Gold Polish Army Medal for his contribution to strengthening the defense capabilities of NATO's eastern flank.

On 3 February, Ambassador Tomasz Szatkowski presented Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to NATO Ambassador Vytautas Leškevičius with the “Bene Merito” honorary distinction in appreciation for strengthening Polish-Lithuanian security cooperation.

On January 27, Ambassador Tomasz Szatkowski took part in the ceremony of unveiling of the renovated memorial plaque in honor of American soldiers who liberated the Hohenfels camp in 1945. The monument was erected by former prisoners of German Nazi concentration camps.

The President of Poland on the 75th Anniversary of Liberation of the Nazi German Death Camp KL Auschwitz.

Throughout the history the Alliance proved to be successful in adapting to emerging challenges, however, we must ensure we remain forward-looking and proactive in addressing future challenges - said Poland’s Permanent Representative to NATO Tomasz Szatkowski in his opening remarks.

“The transatlantic ties are key to NATO’s credibility and strength. At the same time, we should develop the European defence capabilities, because we agree that the European allies can contribute to collective security in a better way,” said Minister Czaputowicz at a meeting of NATO’s ministers of foreign affairs.

On October 18, Ambassador Tomasz Szatkowski and Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak met with General Erhard Bühler, commander of one of the Allied Joint Force Commands (JFC) and took part in a briefing on the priority tasks of JFC Brunssum.