The relations between Poland and the Czech Republic are very friendly and very effective," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a joint conference with the Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochova. The head of the MON announced further cooperation between both countries, including on ammunition production and technology exchange. He besides thanked our confederate neighbors for their support during the flood.
The visit of the Czech Minister of Defence in Poland was connected, among others, with the issue of the acquisition by the Czech Republic of 24 F-35 aircraft. Therefore, outside Warsaw Jan Černochová had plans to visit 32 Tactical Aviation Base in Łask. This is where Polish 5th generation aircraft will be stationed..
– The Minister will be in Grace present at our base, where we are preparing to adopt the F-35. Poland and the Czech Republic buy F-35 aircraft and they will be gradually delivered to our countries – said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. He stressed that the Polish programme for the acquisition of American machines is already at an advanced phase and we are now sharing with the Czech Republic experiences that Our pilots are getting it.. "It is very crucial that the exchange, experience, information and technology takes place between our countries," said Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz after gathering Jana Černochova.
The head of the MON besides spoke about the support the Czechs gave Poland during the flood which affected the south of the country in September. – I thanked again on our common behalf, on behalf of the Republic, for the assistance of Czech pilots, who with their helicopters stationed in Powidzód arrived during the flood for respective days to Wrocław and provided assistance. They flew with our pilots.. Yesterday, they were awarded the Medals of the Polish Army in designation of the merit of saving life and health, helping during the flood," the Deputy Prime Minister pointed out.
Jana Černochová besides spoke to Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish about Polish and Czech arms manufacture cooperation and security. – We will strive to strengthen the cooperation of the Polish and Czech defence industries. We believe that joint initiatives should be implemented, for example concerning the production of ammunition," said the Polish Minister of Defence at the conference. “We talked about a joint project: an ammunition initiative, due to the fact that we are inactive struggling with ammunition shortages,” added Černochová. As she pointed out, this is simply a long-term project, not only connected with the war in the east. “When the war in Ukraine is over, we will gotta make a stock of ammunition, and so build plants that will produce it in our countries”, stressed the Czech minister. She besides pointed out that cooperation with private companies is crucial in this area. "Today, we agreed with the Minister that we would address private entities willing to participate in ammunition production," she said. On the another hand, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz informed that he had asked the head of the supervisory board of the Polish Armed Forces Group to make urgent contact with Czech companies.
Today's gathering of defence ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic was already another 1 in fresh times. A period earlier, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish and Jan Černochová met in Prague.
