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WearegladthattheAgreementonLocalBorderTrafcwiththeKaliningrad
Oblastisduetobeimplementedsoon;weareallthemoresurprisedbysignals
pointingtoplanstodeploynew-generationolensivearmsinthearea.Weare
pushinghardforthereturnofourproperty—thewreckageoftheTu-154plane
inwhichourleadersandfriendsperished.
InitsrelationswithEurope,Belarusunfortunatelyinsistsonstickingtothe
principleof“lessforless.”InlinewiththeproposalputforwardbyDonaldTusk
duringtheEasternPartnershipSummit,wehavepreparedacooperationoler
whichwillawaitthedaywhenrepressionendsandthepoliticaloppositionis
allowedtoplayitsduerole.
TeUnitedStatesisourmostimportantnon-Europeanpartner.Wegeton
especiallywellwheneverandwhereverwedecidetojoinforcesandfostertheideals
offreedomanddemocracy.WearegladthatU.S.companiesareprospectingfor
Polishshalegasreservesandbiddingtoprovidetechnologiesforplannednuclear
powerplants.WewillwelcomewithopenarmsthepermanentU.S.military
detachmenttobestationedinPoland.WestandreadytoimplementthePoland-
U.S.agreementonthemissiledefencebase,eventhoughweareawareofthefact
thatU.S.plansmaybesubjecttomodification,forexample,ifanagreementis
reachedonIran)snuclearprogramme.WeexpectPresidentBarackObamatofulfil
hisobligationtoincludePolandunderthevisawaiverprogramme,eventhoughwe
notethatvisa-freetraveltotheU.S.nowrequirespaymentandpriorregistration.
MembersoftheHouse!Oursecurityisfirstandforemostinthehandsofthe
PolishArmedForces;intheinternationaldimensionwecountonNATOsupport.
AccordingtoNATO)sbudgetofce,inthepasttwentyyearsPolandovertookall
othercountriesintermsofdefencespendingincreases,whichamountedto210
percent.Wewilldoourbesttomakesurethatthedecisionstakenattheupcoming
NATOSummitstrengthentheAlliance)scapabilitiestofulfilitsprimaryobjective:
tosafeguardtheterritorialintegrityofitsMemberStates.Wealsoexpectadecision
onthepulloutfromAfghanistan.Pursuanttothealreadyadoptedtimeframe,
Polandwillphaseoutitsactivities;bytheendofthisyear,wewillceasecombat
andbeginoperatingasatrainingmission.Politicalarrangementsarecurrently
underwaywhichwouldmakeitpossibletoannounceinChicagotheachievement
ofso-calledinterimoperabilityofNATO)sballisticmissiledefencesystem.
TeexperiencesofthePolishPresidencyshowusthatEUCommonSecurity
andDefencePolicyisunfortunatelyimpossibletoimplementinagroupof
27countries,andthatwemustinitiatetightercooperationbetweenwilling
countries,inlinewiththeprovisionsoftheLisbonTreaty.
TisyearwebeginthecampaigntomakePolandanon-permanentmember
oftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilin2018.
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