Polish and French presidents meet in Paris
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
28.10.2015 20:04
Polish President Andrzej Duda and French counterpart Francois Hollande discussed upcoming plans, the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East at a meeting in Paris on Wednesday.
Presidents Andrzej Duda (L) and Francois Hollande (R) met in Paris on Wednesday. Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański
Hollande began by announcing that the French and Polish Prime Ministers will meet in early 2016, most likely in Warsaw, adding that the Weimar Triangle, also involving Germany, will meet at some point before the NATO summit in Warsaw on 8-9 July 2016.
“The cooperation between Poland and France […] has lasted for centuries. Traditionally, it has always been very good, but there is room for further intensification,” the Polish President said.
Andrzej Duda discussed Poland’s application for a status of a non-permanent member at the UN Security Council during 2018-2019 and added that its “candidacy boasts the support of France.”
Poland’s head of state declared support for the French involvement in the stabilisation of the Middle East.
At the joint press conference with French counterpart Hollande, President Duda said that Poland insists on Ukraine regaining control of its borders and that the Minsk Agreements, which France co-authored, are to be completed in entirety.
President Duda accepted to help refugees from the Middle East in the form of “financial support”, as long as such aid is as geographically close to their country of origin as possible, in order to allow the refugees to return home following the conflict.
The presidents discussed ways to cooperate on a resolution to the problem posed by smuggling people into Europe. (ua/rg/rk)