Poland does not plan military presence in Greenland – Defense Minister
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz stated this on Wednesday, Ukrinform reports, citing PAP.
According to him, Poland serves as a link between the United States and Europe, "cultivating good relations" with both Denmark and the United States. Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized that the government has a clear and consistent strategy on this issue.
"Today, our presence in Greenland is not needed... We have a single position. There are no differences – we are united and moving toward transatlantic cooperation. Our role in this process is to seek political consensus. I believe this is possible," he said on Radio ZET.
When asked whether Poland should accept an invitation from US President Donald Trump to take part in the work of the Peace Council, which was received by President Karol Nawrocki, Kosiniak-Kamysz said that Warsaw needs to conduct a thorough analysis of the matter.
"We support all actions and efforts of the United States, our security ally. A deep analysis is needed here, because the ratification of an international agreement, if this were a new institution, is a multi-stage process. This is a decision of the Council of Ministers, parliament, and the president, so we all need to be in dialogue, and it is good that this dialogue between the government and the president exists," he said.
He noted that there are many uncertainties regarding this issue, starting with questions about the compatibility of the Peace Council with the goals of the UN mandate, the institution's powers, and how it would function. Kosiniak-Kamysz added that "any US initiative must certainly be considered seriously, because we have long-standing partnership relations with the United States."
Earlier, the head of the Presidential Bureau of International Policy, Marcin Przydacz, said that the invitation letter would be discussed with the American side in the near future.
On Tuesday, Polish government spokesman Adam Szlapka, responding to journalists' questions about whether talks were underway between the offices of the prime minister and the president regarding the invitation to participate in the Peace Council, said that, according to his information, the prime minister had spoken with President Nawrocki. "Contact is being maintained. But the rules here are clear: the decision is made by the Council of Ministers, then signing is possible, and then the ratification procedure follows, and no such decision has been made yet," Szlapka stressed.
As Ukrinform reported , the White House announced the composition of the Board of Peace, which will be responsible for implementing the 20 points of Trump's peace plan and managing the postwar reconstruction of Gaza.
The Board of Peace is headed by Trump himself, and its members include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, World Bank President Ajay Banga, US investors Robert Gabriel and Marc Rowan, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
According to Bloomberg, the US presidential administration is proposing that countries wishing to have a permanent seat on the Board of Peace, which will deal not only with the Gaza Strip, pay at least $1 billion to participate.
According to the publication, Donald Trump has invited a number of world leaders to join his Board of Peace for the Gaza Strip. Ukraine has also received an invitation. According to Bloomberg, the list of invitees includes 49 countries and the European Commission.
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