Polish FM drums up transatlantic ties overseas

During his 10-day trip to the United States, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has called for closer transatlantic ties.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski began his 9-day visit to the United States with a lecture at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University.

Photo: Johns Hopkins University

Speaking over the weekend  at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, Sikorski argued that in an increasingly unstable world, the U.S. and  the EU efforts should complement each other and that America should not leave Europe behind.

“In an increasingly unstable world, the US- EU efforts should complement each other,” Sikorski said.

“You've told us openly that the U.S. strategic focus is shifting eastward. We get it, but we also believe that the pivot to Asia should be a pivot with Europe, not apart from it,” he added.

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