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Poland, Switzerland in talks on military training agreement

27.03.2026 07:15
Poland and Switzerland are negotiating a new military training cooperation agreement, Poland's Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said after meeting his Swiss counterpart Martin Pfister in Warsaw on Thursday.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (right) and Swiss Federal Councillor and Defence Minister Martin Pfister at a joint press conference in Warsaw on Thursday.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (right) and Swiss Federal Councillor and Defence Minister Martin Pfister at a joint press conference in Warsaw on Thursday.Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak

The two ministers discussed defence industry development and joint training, with a particular focus on cybersecurity, AI and drone systems.

Polish soldiers already train in Thun, Switzerland, on Leopard tanks and in special forces programmes.

Kosiniak-Kamysz said he was keen to learn from Switzerland's civil defence model, under which citizens train for three weeks a year until their early thirties.

"This kind of total defence is a way of life for young Swiss until their early thirties. I think this is a programme worth learning from," he said, adding that Pfister had agreed to share details of the training.

Switzerland's defence minister said his country wanted to draw on Poland's experience with hybrid threats, while offering its own expertise in industry and research in return.

Support for Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East were also discussed.

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Source: PAP