Key agreements from Weimar Triangle meeting in Paris

In 2025, Polish soldiers will conduct joint combat exercises in our country together with the military from France and Germany, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has announced.

French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu (C) poses with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (L) and Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz (R) during their meeting at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France, 24 June 2024.

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The announcement was made during a meeting dedicated to security issues in Europe within the framework of NATO cooperation and the Weimar Triangle countries.

Three key issues were agreed upon in the French capital. Besides the decision regarding next year's military exercises, details concerning the expansion of military mobility activities among the Weimar Triangle members were settled during the meeting between the Minister of Defense and his counterparts Boris Pistorius and Sébastien Lecornu.

Wzmacniamy współpracę w ramach Trójkąta Weimarskiego. O planach poprawy zdolności obronnych Europy rozmawialiśmy wspólnie z ministrem obrony 🇫🇷Francji @SebLecornu oraz 🇩🇪Niemiec B.Pistoriusem. Potwierdziliśmy, że Wspólnota Europejska musi być zjednoczona w obliczu największego od… pic.twitter.com/j3BQpjjL4r

— Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (@KosiniakKamysz) June 24, 2024

Considerable attention was also given to supporting Ukraine. Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized that Poland has long supported Ukraine's aspirations to join the European Union and NATO.

"We will support it through the provision of equipment [...] We believe in a greater role for NATO and expect a greater role for NATO in the process of coordinating and co-financing support efforts for Ukraine," he noted.

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Source: Onet, TVN24