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Polish, German defence ministers discuss threats from Russia

16.08.2019 15:08
The Polish and German defence ministers discussed a variety of security threats, especially those posed by Russia, when they met in Berlin on Friday, a news agency reported.
Polands Mariusz Błaszczak and Germanys Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin on Friday.
Poland's Mariusz Błaszczak and Germany's Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin on Friday.Photo: gov.pl

Poland’s Mariusz Błaszczak and Germany’s Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer talked about working together as part of NATO to deal with security challenges, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

It quoted Poland’s Błaszczak as saying that the main topic of the talks was “challenges stemming from aggressive policies by Russia.”

Błaszczak was Kramp-Karrenbauer’s first official foreign guest since she took over in Berlin as defence minister from Ursula von der Leyen last month, the IAR news agency reported.

Kramp-Karrenbauer is a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel and tipped by some as a potential future German leader.

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Source: IAR