Polish, Estonian presidents to meet in Warsaw

Polish President Andrzej Duda will receive his Estonian counterpart Kersti Kaljulaid at Warsaw's Belvedere Palace on Thursday during the Estonian president's working visit to Poland.

epa05579903 Estonia's new President Kersti Kaljulaid wears the presidential insignia during her inauguration ceremony at the parliament in Tallinn, Estonia, 10 October 2016. The Estonian 'Riigikogu' parliament in Tallinn on 03 October 2016 had elected the former member of the European Court of Auditors with 81 out of 101 votes as the country's first female President. EPA/VALDA KALNINA  Archive PAP/EPA
Archive PAP/EPA / epa05579903 Estonia's new President Kersti Kaljulaid wears the presidential insignia during her inauguration ceremony at the parliament in Tallinn, Estonia, 10 October 2016. The Estonian 'Riigikogu' parliament in Tallinn on 03 October 2016 had elected the former member of the European Court of Auditors with 81 out of 101 votes as the country's first female President. EPA/VALDA KALNINA Archive PAP/EPA

According to Krzysztof Szczerski, the Polish president's chief aide, Estonia is an important partner for Poland in three areas: it is one of the four countries which will host new NATO battalions starting from next year; it is an important link in the Three Seas (Baltic, Black Sea and Adriatic) regional cooperation concept and, finally, it is Poland's important partner in the EU.

Kersti Kaljulaid, 46, was sworn in on October 10 as the first female president in the history of the Baltic nation. This uncompromising non-partisan candidate on October 3 secured the required two-thirds majority in parliament. (PAP)

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