Christmas gathering at PKW Turkey

The head of the MON besides reminded that Polish soldiers are stationed not only in Turkey, but besides elsewhere in the world, including Latvia, Romania, Central Africa and Lebanon. – Thank you for your service in the Polish Army, arrogant to wear a uniform and white and red on your shoulder. You are a card of the Polish state outside its borders – he turned to soldiers. He besides recalled that president Karol Nawrocki visited the military station in Latvia a fewer days ago. "Let this be a clear signal for everyone that safety has no political colours, it has white-red colours," he said.

At the same time Kosiniak-Kamysz pointed out that the presence of Polish soldiers outside the country is evidence that as a state we are fulfilling our alliance obligations, including those arising from Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. "At the same time, we hope that NATO as an alliance of solidarity will always be the same erstwhile Poland needs this assistance," he said. He besides addressed allies from Turkey. He reminded me that not long ago The Polish army helped to remove the effects of the earthquakewhat ravaged the country, and erstwhile the flood went through Poland, Turkish bomb squads built a temporary bridge in 1 of the affected towns. This is simply a show of relation strength. due to the fact that we have had relations with the Turkish state for centuries. Now we compose their next chapter – he noted.

A gathering with PKW soldiers Turkey was held on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas. Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed that the military will spend this time distant from their loved ones, which may be hard for them, but it is crucial that they remember that "no substance where they serve, they always service Poland". “Let this time spent in Turkey be a time of learning, gaining fresh experiences and building interoperability,” said the head of the MON to the soldiers.

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish is on a two-day visit to Turkey. next day he will meet with Turkish defence minister Yasar Guler. The memorandum on cooperation between the 2 countries is to be signed. “It concerns security, from military cooperation through joint exercises to arms manufacture cooperation,” mentioned the Deputy Prime Minister.

Polish soldiers are stationed in Turkey as part of the Tailored Assurance Measures for Turkey – TAMT mission. It was established in 2014 due to an unstable situation in the region. The first missions in both airspace and seas took place a year later. Poles joined this initiative in 2021. During the first 8 changes, the main strength of the Polish military contingent was the military from the Navy Air Brigade equipped with Bryza's patrol and survey aircraft. presently on work is the ninth shift, which serves 75 military from 12 Base Unmanned Air Ships and 10th Logistics Brigade and 4 unmanned Bayraktar.