President of Poland

Date set for Polish presidential elections

Novinite has interviewed Aleksander Kwasniewski, who served as President of Poland between 1995 and 2005.

Having been Poland's only reelected head of state, he played an active part in the country's accession into the European Union and NATO, which both happened during his terms in office.

The US has welcomed the announced plans of the Polish government to purchase US-produced Patriot surface-to-air missiles at a total cost of USD 5 B.

Reportedly, additional USD 3 B will be spend on weapons from European contractors. The helicopters 725 Carcal also known as Super Cougar will be a part of the purchase.

AGERPRES correspondent Florentina Peia reports: Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced on Thursday an agreement with his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski on holding a regional meeting of the heads of state this autumn in Bucharest, to prepare the NATO Summit in Warsaw in 2016.

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The relation with Poland is a priority to Romania, both on a European level and a trans-Atlantic level, being highlighted by the existence of a strategic partnership, and the two countries are connected by a common history of cooperation and solidarity in crucial moments, President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday, before leaving on the official visit he will pay to Warsaw.

President Traian Basescu on Tuesday is set to attend a meeting of Central and Eastern European heads of state in Warsaw.

According to the Presidential Administration, before leaving for Warsaw, at 09:45 am, the head of state will hold a press conference at the Henri Coanda International Airport.