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20.09.2021Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak to be next Director General of the NATO’s International Military StaffOn September 18, the Allied Chiefs of Defence elected Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak of the Polish Armed Forces to be the next Director of the NATO International Military Staff (DGIMS). The DGIMS is nominated by the NATO Chiefs of Defence to head the Alliance’s International Military Staff for a term of three years. Lieutenant General Adamczak will take up the position in the summer of 2022.
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05.09.202177th anniversary of the liberation of RoeselareRepresentatives of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Poland to NATO took part in the commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the city of Roeselare by the 1st Armored Division of General Stanisław Maczek.
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28.08.2021Polish soldiers completed their mission in Afghanistan“Thank you for your professionalism - we can say that it is professionalism of the highest level. You have undertaken a challenging mission, but you have already been on more than one such difficult mission. (...) I would like to thank the soldiers of the Special Forces, soldiers of the special forces unit “Grom”, who took care of the safety of the entire evacuation mission. I would like to thank the pilots who made the mission a success. The airlift was created. As a result, people who were then transported to our country using civilian aircrafts from LOT(Polish Airlines) planes were evacuated. This is a challenging project. It was demanding professionalism, requiring commitment on the part of Polish soldiers, and so it was. I would also like to thank the aviation technicians who made sure that the entire mission was successful "- with these words Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defense, thanked the Polish soldiers who took part in the mission in Afghanistan.
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23.08.2021Statement of the Prime Ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on the hybrid attack on our borders by BelarusWe, the Prime Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, express our grave concern regarding the situation on the borders of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland with Belarus. It is clear to us that the ongoing crisis has been planned and systematically organized by the regime of Alexander Lukashenka. Using immigrants to destabilize neighbouring countries constitutes a clear breach of the international law and qualifies as a hybrid attack against the Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and thus against the entire European Union.
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20.08.2021NATO Foreign Ministers MeetingThe extraordinary meeting of the North Atlantic Council focused on developments in Afghanistan. Poland was represented by Undersecretary of State Marcin Przydacz. NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg commended Poland’s evacuation efforts.
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15.07.2021Polish general assumes duties of the deputy commander of the US Army V CorpsMajor General Adam Joks became the deputy commander of the US Army V Corps. He will be serving at Fort Knox, USA. - Major General Adam Joks is an experienced officer. He diligently fulfills all his duties and is aware of the challenges facing Poland and the entire eastern flank of NATO, said Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.
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17.06.2021Readout from the conversation between Minister Zbigniew Rau and US Secretary of State Antony J. BlinkenMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Zbigniew Rau and US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken had a phone conversation today. The discussion was held at the request of the American side.
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15.06.2021President Andrzej Duda attended NATO Summit 2021 in BrusselsIn Brussels, President Andrzej Duda took part in a one-day summit of NATO leaders. The main topic of the talks was the NATO 2030 initiative, intended to strengthen the unity of the Alliance and prepare it for the challenges of the future. On the sidelines of the Summit, the President met, inter alia, with the leaders of the USA and France.
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10.06.2021First political consultations with Afghanistan since 1993Held on 10 June in the framework of the Polish-Afghan political consultations, the talks between Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marcin Przydacz and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Meerwais Nab focused on opportunities to strengthen bilateral cooperation in key areas for both countries. Also discussed was the current situation in Afghanistan and its outlook, in the light of NATO’s decision to terminate Resolute Support mission.
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01.06.2021Video conference of NATO foreign ministersOn 1 June 2021, Minister Zbigniew Rau attended a virtual NATO foreign ministerial ahead of the NATO summit to be held in Brussels on 14 June 2021.