Obama to attend 1989 June elections anniversary
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
05.05.2014 07:31
US President Barack Obama will visit Poland on 4 June for events marking the 25th anniversary of parliamentary elections when Solidarity a landslide victory, it has been confirmed.
US President Barack Obama speaks at the annual White House Correspondent's Association Gala at a hotel in Washington, DC, USA, 03 May 2014. EPA/Olivier Douliery / POOL
President Bronislaw Komorowski's office has said in a statement that the Polish head of state hopes that the visit will also be an opportunity to reaffirm US security guarantees for central Europe at a time of crisis in Ukraine.
The presidents of Germany and France are also to attend the celebrations in Warsaw on 4 June, including a joint session of both houses of the National Assembly.
US Vice President Joe Biden has said that Obama's visit to Europe will include a G7 summit in Brussels and celebrations commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy. (pg/mk)