Trump holds face-to-face talks with Poland's Nawrocki

US President Donald Trump held a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, to discuss security, economy and the US-proposed Board of Peace.

Photo: Mikolaj Bujak/The official website of the President of the Republic of Poland

The meeting with Nawrocki was held without media access, US journalists accompanying Trump confirmed.

In addition to Nawrocki, Trump on Wednesday was scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. On Thursday, it is reported that Trump will engage in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

"Thank you Mr President @POTUS for a successful meeting," Nawrocki wrote on X after the talks, attaching a photo of himself and the US president.

Nawrocki later told Poland's right-wing broadcaster TV Republika that the talks had focused on security, the stationing of US troops in Poland, economic issues and the Trump-proposed Board of Peace, a body intended to help resolve global conflicts.

"First and foremost, the meeting with President Donald Trump concerned security," Nawrocki said. "This is a natural issue, a confirmation of security guarantees for Poland and of the presence of US soldiers in our country."

"We also talked about the economic situation, about the G20. The meeting concerned future plans as well," he added.

Trump has previously invited Nawrocki to attend the next G20 summit, which will be held in Miami, Florida, in December.

Nawrocki further said that the talks also touched upon "the situation around the Board of Peace," to which Poland has also been invited.

“This is probably the most important topic that has been discussed most frequently, apart from Greenland, during numerous bilateral meetings and panel discussions I took part in at Davos," he said.

The Polish president said that Poland's participation in the Board of Peace is significant, but added that "such an international agreement must go through the full constitutional procedure," a position he said was "met with understanding."

A representative of the US administration said on Wednesday that over 30 country leaders had accepted the invitation to join the board.

Nawrocki reported that Trump had reaffirmed his earlier commitment that the US would not reduce its military presence in Poland.

"This means that there are no such plans to withdraw American soldiers from Poland," the Polish president said. "President Donald Trump said: 'Karol, Mr President, what we have discussed is durable, permanent and the United States is an ally of Poland', so this is obviously good news."

He went on to say that the US relations with Poland are better than with some other European countries also owing to his "personal relation" with Trump.

The two presidents last met face to face during Nawrocki's visit to the White House in October last year. (PAP)

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