2024-07-07 15:19 update: 2024-07-08, 14:44
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The Polish foreign minister has told reporters after a meeting with his British counterpart that that the two countries share the opinion about the existing challenges to global security and the need to further support Ukraine fighting against Russia.
Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and British Foreign Secretary David Lindon Lammy met in Chobielin, northern Poland, on Sunday.
"Our countries share the opinion regarding many challenges to global security and - what is important - on the need to constantly support Ukraine fighting Russia's aggression," Sikorski said.
He also thanked Lammy for paying a visit to Poland during his first foreign trip. According to Sikorski, this shows that relations between the two countries are strong regardless of which government is in power in the UK or in Poland.
Lammy told reporters that Poland and Great Britain had a common strategic vision, especially regarding Ukraine and NATO. He said that the two countries were united by common threats posed by Russia and Belarus, and added that Poland's skies were being protected by British troops and the British anti-missile Sky Sabre system.
THe British foreign secretary also said that he had come to Poland "to take a step forward" in order to cooperate for a reset in bilateral relations and within the EU.
He declared that Great Britain would continue to support Ukraine and that its support was ironclad and unswerving.
Referring to the forthcoming NATO summit in Washington, Lammy said that it would surely show Russian President Vladimir Putin that the alliance was ready to help Ukraine for a long time and to offer it financial, military and humanitarian aid.
New Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed David Lammy as Britain's new foreign minister on Friday. Starmer swept to power after the Labour Party had secured a landslide victory in the election that ended 14 years of Conservative rule.
Earlier on Sunday, the rp.pl portal published an article by Lammy who wrote that the new British government wanted to strengthen its relations with the EU acting as a reliable partner, a dependable ally and a good neighbour.
He added that his visits to Germany, Poland and Sweden were designed to encourage the three countries to cooperate more closely in order to cope with the existing common challenges. (PAP)
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