Head of the Ministry of Defence: We will be strong with our own industries or we will not be

"Thirty companies from Polish and Slovakia, 1 100 participants; this is the beginning of the road, but it is already clear that we have a immense common potential," said Kosiniak-Kamysz. Referring to the experience from Ukraine, he stressed that in the event of a conflict and supply disruption, the independency of its own arms manufacture is necessary. "The transfer of capabilities outside the EU has proven to be insufficient, not to say wrong," he said, noting that today's position is different than it was 20-30 years ago. Hence, he added, the subject of the conference – building an independent improvement of independent capabilities for defence production.