Poland and Norway together for safety

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We will work intensively to strengthen our relation with Norway. Poland is finishing work on specified a treaty with the UK, with France already signed, so we immediately join the work," announced Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The head of government met with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Stør at the training centre, whose construction was funded by the Norwegians.

“Here, in practice, military cooperation between Norway and Poland is being carried out.” Prime Minister Donald Tusk stressed present during a visit to the Centre for Police Training of the Dęba-Lip Land Forces in Podkarpacie. This is where the Norwegian-funded training centre for Ukrainian soldiers has been operating since October last year, Camp Jomsborgwhich Poland hosts. On the grounds of the camp, created under Operation Legio, as many as 1,200 soldiers can be trained simultaneously.

This is about safety in northern Europe

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– It is simply a direct aid to the fighting Ukraine, but it is besides a Polish-Norwegian cooperation for our Norwegian, Polish, European security. We have no uncertainty about that. This ground is simply a symbol of the cooperation of countries of the fresh format, which we have been working on for months. We Poles know how crucial it is to strengthen the defence cooperation of NATO's eastern-north flank," said Prime Minister Tusk during the conference. The Prime Minister declared that Poland and Norway will work together to strengthen common safety relations, but not only. He besides recalled that Poland is finishing work on a fresh treaty with large Britain, previously signed a akin agreement with France, and is besides working to deepen the agreement with Germany. "It is very important, and thank you for this proposal, to immediately join the work on deepening, besides formal, of our cooperation between Poland and Norway," commented the head of the Polish government and stressed that "we are starting today".

Norway will be 1 of the main partners in SANto defend Poland from drone attacks. Prime Minister Tusk pointed out that the task "will be financed mainly from SAFE, and to Huta Stalowa Wola alone will scope PLN 20 billion from this programme".

– I am pleased that present we can decision on to intensive activities to form a permanent structure of cooperation between Norway and Poland. This is about safety in northern Europe and I look forward to working with your government on the implementation of this agreement," said Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at a joint press conference with Donald Tuski in Podkarpackie Lipa.

Anti-drone wall

SAN is 1 of the most crucial projects in the Polish air safety strategy in fresh years, the goal of which is comprehensive protecting Poland against threats from unmanned aircraft. A key component of the program is the partnership with the Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace – a Norwegian company with experience in anti-aircraft and anti-drone solutions. As part of the signed contracts, the consortium with the participation of the Polish Armed Forces Group and Kongsberg will be liable for the construction and transportation of 18 batteries of anti-drone strategy modules, which are intended to form the basis of the fresh structure of Polish air defence. The full cost of the task is about PLN 15 billion, most of which are to come from the EU SAFE program intended for defence. The anti-drone strategy has late been presented on the ground in Zielonka.

Paulina Ciesielska

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