NATO Secretary General discusses Warsaw Summit with Polish President

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Polish President Andrzej Duda met on 18 January 2016 to discuss preparations for the Warsaw Summit, taking place in July 2016.

Mr Stoltenberg thanked Poland for its continued commitment to Euro-Atlantic security - including through its contributions to the Readiness Action Plan, Alliance-led missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo, and defence capacity building for NATO partners, including Ukraine.

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