"Poland wants to preserve the unity of the alliance," Kosiniak-Kamysz said during a press conference in Warsaw, alongside his Lithuanian counterpart Robertas Kaunas.
"There is no NATO without the United States, and no US strength without NATO. Our role is to unite," he added.
Several European countries, including Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Finland, have dispatched small military contingents to Greenland this week to take part in Operation Arctic Endurance, a multinational exercise that runs through Saturday.
The deployments follow recent remarks by US President Donald Trump, who has said Washington may have to choose between NATO and taking over Greenland from Denmark, which formally controls the territory.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday that Poland would not join the deployment.
Poland 'will do all it can to prevent rifts within NATO'
Responding to criticism from some military figures, including retired General Roman Polko, who called Poland’s stance “cowardice,” Kosiniak-Kamysz defended the decision as strategic.
He said Poland continues to support Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland and is encouraging a diplomatic resolution with Washington.
Poland will continue to support allied relations and do everything to prevent rifts within NATO.”
“There is no need for emotional reactions,” he said. “Poland will continue to support allied relations and do all it can to prevent rifts within NATO.”
Lithuania's Kaunas, speaking alongside Kosiniak-Kamysz, voiced support for Poland’s position and said he believed a compromise among NATO members could still be reached.
Meanwhile, talks held by the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers with US officials in Washington on Wednesday ended without a shift in the American position.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said European military presence on the island would not influence Trump’s decision-making, reiterating the administration’s intent to pursue control of Greenland.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki said on Friday that Poland supports Denmark’s territorial sovereignty but that "it is in the interest of Poland and Europe as a whole to mitigate the conflict between the United States and Denmark, not to fan the flames."
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Source: PAP, Polish Radio