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Int'l leaders expected in Warsaw for WWII anniversary 

26.08.2019 01:00
The presidents of the United States, Poland and Germany and will give speeches in Warsaw on September 1 during ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, a top aide to the Polish head of state has said.
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Krzysztof Szczerski
Krzysztof Szczerski Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

Krzysztof Szczerski told reporters on Sunday that 20 presidents and a slew of senior officials from abroad were expected at the ceremonies in the Polish capital. 

Szczerski said: "We expect 40 foreign delegations, i.e. about 250 guests from around the world, including presidents, prime ministers, parliamentary Speakers, foreign ministers, defence ministers, as well as special representatives of European royal families. They will all be guests [of Polish President Andrzej Duda] during these celebrations here in Warsaw.”

Szczerski added that US President Donald Trump, Poland’s Duda and Germany’s Frank Walter Steinmeier would deliver speeches at Piłsudski Square in central Warsaw.

The next day, September 2, Trump will hold face-to-face talks with Duda. Delegations from their two countries will also meet, Szczerski said.

Trump will then meet Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

The US presidential couple are expected to arrive in Poland on August 31 and leave on the evening of September 2, Poland’s PAP news agency has reported.

Trump’s trip to Poland will be his second visit to the country as president. He previously travelled to Warsaw in July 2017.

Trump in June hosted Duda at the White House, a meeting during which the two presidents approved plans for a stepped-up American military presence in Poland. 

(pk/gs)

Source: PAP