Signing of Poland-France treaty on May 9 to accelerate building of collective security, says PM
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that a new treaty signed between Poland and France will most likely be signed in the French city of Nancy on May 9; therefore confirming statements made earlier by French President Emmanuel Macron. Prime Minister Tusk pointed out that the new treaty is going to be a very serious step towards acceleration in building collective economic and military security.
Poland's Prime Minister Tusk stressed at the beginning of the Cabinet meeting that enhanced cooperation, at all levels, with the United States, but also with European countries, is crucial for Polish security.
He added that he was therefore pleased that work on a new Polish-French treaty was being finalised.
"We will sign this treaty together with President [of France Emmanuel] Macron most probably - I don't want to jinx it, but actually, everything is already on the straight track - on May 9 in Nancy," Tusk said.
President Macron also spoke about plans to sign a new treaty with Poland in an interview with the French weekly Paris Match on Monday. The French President said he would host the Polish Prime Minister in Nancy on May 9 to sign a friendship treaty, calling the agreement "historic".
The treaty will replace the previous agreement between Poland and France, signed in 1991 and assessed as outdated - as Poland joined the European Union in later years.
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently made a remark that "there are many indications that this could be a landmark treaty in terms of mutual security guarantees."
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