Polish president to talk security, business in Turkey

Poland's president is expected to discuss security challenges and business opportunities during a visit to Turkey on Monday and Tuesday.

Polish President Andrzej Duda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda arrive in Ankara for a two-day official visit.

Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

While in Ankara, Andrzej Duda is scheduled to sit down for talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in the company of officials including Polish Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.

Para Prezydencka udaje się z wizytą do Turcji. 🇵🇱🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/HpdoJPoltu

— Kancelaria Prezydenta (@prezydentpl) May 23, 2021

Topics up for discussion include security cooperation as part of NATO ahead of the Western military alliance’s upcoming Brussels summit, according to Krzysztof Szczerski, a senior foreign policy adviser to the Polish head of state.

During the visit, Polish and Turkish officials are expected to sign an agreement under which Poland will buy 24 armed drones from Turkey, officials have said.

The trip also includes a meeting with soldiers from a Polish military contingent stationed in Turkey on a NATO mission and a meeting with members of the Polish community in that country.

Prezydent @AndrzejDuda wraz z Małżonką Agatą Kornhauser-Dudą w dniach 24-25 maja złożą wizytę państwową w Republice Turcji. W planie m. in. spotkanie z Prezydentem Turcji, rozmowy plenarne, spotkanie z przedstawicielami Polonii oraz wizyta w Polskim Kontyngencie Wojskowym. pic.twitter.com/dNjQkPz1zM

— Kancelaria Prezydenta (@prezydentpl) May 23, 2021

Turkey’s Erdoğan visited Poland in 2017.

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Source: PAP