Poland’s Mateusz Morawiecki and America’s Joe Biden met at Warsaw’s Royal Castle on Tuesday evening, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
The US president is visiting Poland to meet with allies and to discuss the West's response to Russia’s nearly year-old invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier on Tuesday, he held talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda before delivering a major address outside the Polish capital's historic Royal Castle.
Energy security, support for Ukraine, civil nuclear energy
Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller said on Twitter: “The leaders of Poland and the US discussed economic issues, including energy security in our country. Close relations translate into strategic economic cooperation.”
The Government Communications Centre (CIR) said in a statement that Morawiecki and Biden also talked about "the development of civil nuclear energy" in Poland.
“Close relations between Poland and the United States of America translate into strategic economic cooperation,” the statement said.
"This is confirmed by numerous investments by American companies in Poland recently," it added.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Polish prime minister took part in "plenary talks between the Polish and American delegations, chaired by the US head of state and President Duda," according to an announcement.
Biden reaffirmed ‘strong bilateral relationship between US and Poland’: White House
Meanwhile, the White House said in a statement: “Following his speech in Warsaw today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland in Warsaw to reaffirm the strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Poland.”
The statement added: “President Biden welcomed the Polish government’s decision to select a U.S-based company, Westinghouse, to provide the technology for its first three nuclear reactors, cementing a long-term strategic energy partnership between Poland and the United States. The leaders also discussed other shared priorities, including support to Ukraine and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.”
On Wednesday, Biden is expected to attend a summit of the Bucharest Nine (B9) group of eastern-flank NATO allies in Warsaw.
During his visit to Poland, Biden will also hold talks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and meet with US embassy staff, according to the White House.
Wednesday is day 364 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Source: PAP, tvp.info, whitehouse.gov