News - National Security Bureau

On 25-27th February Minister Paweł Soloch visited Lithuania and Latvia discussing bilateral and regional defence cooperation and common security issues of NATO Eastern Flank.

President Andrzej Duda has appointed eight Polish officers to the rank of general.

President Andrzej Duda took part in ceremonies on the northern coast on Monday to mark the centenary of Poland's 'wedding to the sea,’ when the country regained access to the Baltic coastline, which it had earlier lost to Prussia. During the ceremony, the president was accompanied by the head of the National Security Bureau, minister Paweł Soloch.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has named General Jaroslaw Mika as the general commander of the Branches of the Armed Forces for another term.

The supreme commander of the Polish Armed Forces President Andrzej Duda took part in the ceremony of signing the agreement on the purchase for Poland of 32 fifth-generation F-35 fighter planes from the USA, which was signed by Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.

Defense cooperation between Poland and Ukraine, including the establishment of the Polish-Ukrainian-Romanian forum for consultations on security issues was the subject of talks that were held during the two-day visit to Kiev by the head of the National Security Bureau, Paweł Soloch.

Decisions on the further presence of Polish soldiers in Iraq will be made within NATO, head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) Paweł Soloch told private TV broadcaster Polsat News on Monday.

Polish soldiers in Iraq are safe, Iran's rocket attack was not directed against Polish soldiers but was an attack against US bases, head of the National Security Bureau (BBN), Pawel Soloch said on Wednesday.

Paweł Soloch, head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) commenting on the situation in the Middle East said Poland is safe as it is not on the front line and is seen as a neutral state.

Tightening Polish-US ties, renewed participation in UN missions and technological upgrades in the armed forces were the main tasks in the outgoing year, National Security Bureau (BBN) head Paweł Soloch told PAP on Tuesday.