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President Andrzej Duda's meeting with Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz has been planned for long, among others, before an annual meeting of the Defence Ministry's authorities in April, National Security Bureau (BBN) head Pawel Soloch said on Thursday.

President Andrzej Duda and Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti will officially welcome a multinational NATO battalion to Orzysz (north-eastern Poland) on April 13.

Georgia's cooperation with NATO, the country's Atlantic and European aspirations and the situation in areas under separatist control were the topics of Polish-Georgian talks on Tuesday.

Head of Poland's National Security Bureau (BBN) Pawel Soloch, on a visit to the United Kingdom, has told PAP that strong Polish-British relations "promote Great Britain's participation in Europe's defence system, also after it has left the EU".

Meetings with British cabinet officials and a visit to the command of the Navy and NATO Response Force (NFR) are planned during a visit to Great Britain by Head of Poland's National Security Bureau (BBN) Pawel Soloch.

For the time being the US policy remains unchanged, head of Poland's National Security Bureau (BBN) Pawel Soloch has said commenting on the resignation of Michael Flynn, the national security adviser to the US president.

Planned reforms of the Government Protection Bureau (BOR) are to make the service an elite unit, National Security Bureau (BBN) head Pawel Soloch said Monday on TV. Soloch said that the changes would also strengthen the position of BOR's commander.

The Strategic Concept of Maritime Security prepared under the patronage of the National Security Bureau was presented in Gdynia. Its proposals include the construction of a middle-sized Navy, based on multi-role frigates. The authors have stressed that the document is only a proposal.

The present Polish Navy modernisation programme does not include our operational requirements, ally interests and obligations, thus it should be reconsidered, deputy head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) Dariusz Gwizdala has told PAP.