Marcin Przydacz, head of the International Policy Bureau, was Edyta Lewandowska’s guest on Saturday’s edition of Guest Today programme. The minister spoke about his recently concluded visit to the United States.
Przydacz met, among others, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. What was the meeting about? The guest discussed it on TV Republika.
“Yes, it was indeed a very important conversation, and one that lasted longer than originally planned. It mainly concerned security issues, because this was the mission on which the president sent me to Washington: to discuss precisely these matters. At the same time, the head of the National Security Bureau was holding talks at the Pentagon, so we, as the Chancellery of the President, are trying to create the best possible atmosphere and secure the best possible decisions in the area of security policy. Of course, the number one topic is the presence of American soldiers in Poland,”
Marcin Przydacz said.
The guest admitted that, considering both the political and expert levels in the United States, there is an “absolute green light” to transform and establish bases for American troops on the basis of a permanent presence. He added that this was not about rotational bases. According to TV Republika’s guest, the American green light now needs to be translated into Polish action, meaning decisions must be made on where the Americans will live, where schools and kindergartens for their children will be located, where medical clinics will be established, and finally, where the American command will be stationed.
The head of the Foreign Policy Bureau also admitted that he had discussed Poland’s participation in the G20 summit, which will be held in Miami this year, and to which President Karol Nawrocki was invited by President Donald Trump.
“We are in this very prestigious group, and we want to be very active. I am indeed fulfilling this role very actively. Our ultimate goal, of course, is for Poland to become a permanent member of the G20. For now, we have only received an invitation for this year. This is not a simple matter, because there are also countries there that do not necessarily look favorably on Poland, Russia being one example. So it is hard to expect them to praise us and be pleased about this. We are pursuing active diplomacy so that Poland may, in the future, be part of this group,”
Marcin Przydacz said.