The ministry said in a statement that the meeting of the newly established Polish-French Steering Group for Nuclear Cooperation followed French President Emmanuel Macron's "proposal to engage in a strategic dialogue on forward deterrence with European partners."
It said the two delegations focused on Europe's security challenges and "outlined the scope of further detailed talks and bilateral cooperation aimed at reinforcing security" in Poland, France and across Europe."
The consultations come as France, the European Union's only nuclear-armed state, has stepped up discussions on extending its nuclear deterrent to help protect European allies amid growing concerns over Russia's threat to regional security and uncertainty about long-term US security commitments to Europe.
A day earlier, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot held talks in Warsaw on deepening cooperation between the two countries.
Macron outlined his vision for an expanded French nuclear deterrence framework in March, inviting interested European partners to join "a strategic dialogue."
The initiative builds on a treaty on enhanced cooperation and friendship signed by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Macron in the French city of Nancy in May last year.
The agreement provides for closer cooperation in defence, the economy, culture and countering hybrid threats, and includes mutual security commitments.
During Macron's visit to the Polish Baltic city of Gdańsk in April, Tusk said Poland had joined an "exclusive group" of countries participating in discussions on France's nuclear deterrence initiative and announced plans for regular large-scale joint military exercises.
In May, Gen. Wiesław Kukuła, chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, held talks in Paris with his French counterpart, Gen. Fabien Mandon, on extending France's nuclear umbrella and expanding cooperation in air defence.
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Source: IAR, PAP