Strategic partnership between Poland and Canada

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We are an crucial partner for Canada – both economically and on safety issues – said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz after gathering David J. McGuinty, Minister of Defence of Canada. He added that allies realize that without Polish support, all stabilisation initiative in Ukraine is doomed to failure.

Joint training of Polish and Canadian soldiers in the 1st Armored Brigade.

Ministers of Defence of Poland and Canada met present in Warsaw. The subject of the talks included support for Ukraine, strengthening cooperation between defence industries of both countries and developing combat capabilities, including joint military exercises. quite a few space was besides devoted to the safety of the east flank of NATO. According to Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland plays a key function in this process, besides in the context of Russian hybrid activities. – This is not spontaneous migration, but a planned destabilization operation. We are dealing with a deliberate attack on our officers and soldiers," warned the head of the MON. In the face of these threats, the military presence, the expansion of defence infrastructure and intensive exercises with allies become an essential component of the safety strategy.

Canadians and Poles on the east flank of NATO

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Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed Canada's increasing commitment to the safety of Central and east Europe. In Poland there are presently about 120 Canadian soldiers who lead training of Ukrainian soldiers. On the another hand, NATO presence (eFP) In the region, there are nearly 2,000 Canadian soldiers, making their contingent 1 of the largest on the east flank of the Alliance. Under Canadian command in Latvia besides serves the Polish military contingent, with about 300 soldiers. “We learn there, we train together, we work together – this is 1 of the highest rated military contingents by Polish soldiers”, stressed the head of the MON.

Poland – logistics support centre for Ukraine

Poland and Canada, as allies in NATO, are building a safety strategy for the full of Europe, including working together within the coalition of states supporting Ukraine, defending themselves against Russian aggression. Joint exercises, industrial projects and operations respond to rapidly changing threats. “Without Poland, there is no effective stableness of the region,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said. As he stressed, geographical location and strategical capacity make Poland a essential partner in all stabilisation operation in Ukraine.

Minister of National Defence of Canada David J. McGuinty with Minister of National Defence of Poland Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish

Poland remains the main channel of assistance for the fighting Ukraine. – present 95 percent of humanitarian and military aid passes through Poland. This is simply a immense effort of our country – Kosiniak-Kamish noted.

Common industrial objectives

The improvement of military cooperation goes hand in hand with the deepening of industrial relations. In June this year Canada concluded an agreement with the European Union on a strategical partnership in the defence sector. “We want to pool funds from European programmes for the improvement of our weapons industries,” said the minister. There are besides discussions on the creation of joint ventures and investments in innovative technologies, both in Poland and Ukraine.

Canada was invited to presume the function of leading country during next year International Defence manufacture Salon in Kielce. I'm happy to accept my invitation. Already present we are working on next year's edition of the Salon, in which the Canadian arms manufacture will be the main partner," announced the head of the MON.

Roma Boyanovich
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