President Kaczynski has said that if he meets President Obama at today’s UN General Assembly he will not try to hide his disappointment over the anti-missile shield decision. Kaczynski, presently in New York, is quoted on TVN24 news as saying: “I do not intend to say that we are satisfied,” referring to last Thursday’s announcement that the US would be pulling out of the plan to site an anti-missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Poland’s head of state also said that the issue of visa-wavering for Poles who visit the US was not linked to the decision and would not be offered up by the American side as compensation for the cancellation of the missile programme.
“These are two completely separate issues,” he said, though he also noted that the ending of the visa requirement for Poles entering the United States was not the burning issue it once was, as America is not such an attractive destination since Poland joined the EU in 2004.
President Kaczynski will be attending a dinner given by Barack Obama but no official meeting is scheduled between the two heads of state.
Kaczynski said he will be using his speech at the 64th UN General Assembly to call for a greater role for the United Nations in solving global problems.
President Kaczynski will be the guest of honour on Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange where he will ring the opening bell.
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