Polish, French top diplomats talk security, nuclear power
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and his French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot, have held talks focused on defence and nuclear energy, Poland's foreign ministry has announced.
Sikorski is on a visit to Paris, where on Wednesday he participated in a meeting of foreign ministers from the Weimar Triangle, a regional cooperation alliance bringing together Poland, France and Germany. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar also took part in the discussions.
The Polish foreign ministry, in a post on X on Thursday, wrote that Sikorski met Barrot to discuss security issues, nuclear power cooperation, as well as the implementation of a Polish-French treaty on mutual defence and assistance the countries signed in the French city of Nancy in May last year.
Later that day, Sikorski told a press conference that during bilateral discussions, both countries set a date for the annual meeting of the Polish and French governments. He also announced that Poland and France were proceeding with the execution of the agreement.
The treaty commits both countries to providing mutual support, including military assistance, in the event of an attack on either signatory. It is widely seen as reinforcing Poland's and France's commitments within NATO and the European Union, as well as enhancing cooperation and interoperability between their armed forces.
At the time, Warsaw and Paris signed a separate agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation. Under the deal, the two countries will exchange information on their national nuclear programmes and work toward developing a pan-European nuclear supply chain. (PAP)
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