Poland needs new security strategy, says presidential official
The head of Poland's National Security Bureau (BBN), Slawomir Cenckiewicz, has stated that a new National Security Strategy document is necessary, as the one prepared by the government does not adequately address the current challenges.
In July, Poland's Council of Ministers adopted the National Security Strategy, a key document for all state institutions in the country. The then-president, Andrzej Duda, refused to sign it.
"President Karol Nawrocki shares Duda's opinion," Cenckiewicz said in Stalowa Wola, south-eastern Poland, on Saturday, explaining that the document did not take into account any of the proposals presented to the government by his predecessors.
According to Cenckiewicz, since "the strategy does not meet the challenges of the era, we must work together to prepare a new one."
He also said that the document had underestimated both the risks posed by Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine and Moscow's joint actions with other countries aimed at creating alternative solutions to the world order.
This year's security strategy, adopted for the first time since 2020, contains priorities, including: territorial integrity, upholding of independence, safety of civilians and of the state, balanced growth and a security system that is beneficial for the state.
The document also speaks about, among other goals, the protection of the democratic system and the national identity and heritage, as well as the existence of an international order based on cooperation and respecting law, which secures favourable conditions for Poland's lasting and sustainable social and economic development, and the safety of the environment. (PAP)
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