Polish PM, Portuguese president discuss European security

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa met in Warsaw on Tuesday to discuss European security amid Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, according to officials.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (right) and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (left) meet in Warsaw on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023.

Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak

The Polish Prime Minister's Office said the talks focused on security issues as well as bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

🇵🇱🇵🇹 PM @MorawieckiM meets with the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is visiting Warsaw. The main topics of the meeting:
✅ security issues,
✅ bilateral economic and trade cooperation. pic.twitter.com/6w0lwvZzlc

— Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland (@PremierRP_en) August 22, 2023

Morawiecki said in a Facebook post that he and Rebelo de Sousa also discussed EU migration and asylum policies and the planned enlargement of the 27-nation bloc, of which both Poland and Portugal are part.

He noted that the two countries last year celebrated the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Portuguese leader met with Polish President Andrzej Duda to discuss international support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia's invasion and Polish-Portuguese business ties, according to reports.

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.

Tuesday was day 545 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: IAR, PAP