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Poland and France will continue to develop cooperation - bilateral and within the Weimar Triangle - on European security. On 9 January 2013 members of the lower house of French Parliament, Yves Fromion and Joaquim Puey, visited BBN.

On 17 December 2012, diplomats from 29 countries of the European Union, NATO and Poland’s neighboring states, invited by the Head of BBN, Minister Stanisław Koziej, discussed the conclusions and recommendations of the National Security Strategic Review (NSSR). The aim of the presentation of the NSSR results was to deepen mutual understanding and trust – the elements essential for strengthening the regional and global security.

On the 10 December, the new ambassador of the United States to Poland, Stephen D. Mull, visited the National Security Bureau and met with the Head of BBN, Minister Stanisław Koziej. The main topic of the discussion was cooperation in the area of ​​security - bilateral relations and within NATO.

On the 28-29 October, Tsagaandari Enkhtuvshin, Secretary of the National Security Council of Mongolia, visited Poland at the invitation of the Head of BBN, Minister Stanisław Koziej.

Friday, 26th October 2012. Presidential Palace hosted a conference The Global Threats are the Development Barriers organized under honorary patronage of the President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski by the Prognosis Committee “Poland 2000 Plus” by the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the National Security Bureau.

Friday, 19 October 2012. Head of BBN, minister Stanisław Koziej launched a cooperation between the secretariats of the security councils and security policy advisors of the Visegrad Group states.

Thursday, 18 October 2012. The Presidential Palace held international conference dedicated to the European security issues – including an amendment of the European Security Strategy of 2003. The conference was organized by the National Security Bureau.

Monday, 15 October 2012. The Common Coordinating Group of the National Security Bureau (BBN) and the Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF) held a meeting in Moscow. BBN’s delegation was headed by the director of the Strategic Analyses Department, gen. Kazimierz Sikorski. The meeting was hosted by the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Yevgeniy Lukyanov.

Friday, 12 October 2012. President Bronisław Komorowski signed a decision on extending participation of Polish Military Contingent (PKW) in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Wednesday, 10 October 2012. BBN hosted a meeting with a study group of newly appointed generals and their civil counterparts, who participate in CAPSTONE course. The visit aimed at familiarizing National Defense fellows with BBN’s structure and tasks as well as evaluations of global and regional conditions of the national security, in particular Polish defense policy priorities.