At a press conference in Estonia’s Amari, where Polish soldiers are stationed, Czaputowicz said that the visit to Poland on Monday would be Macron’s first.
According to Czaputowicz, an agreement on strategic cooperation between France and Poland as well as a declaration of cooperation within the European Union will be inked during the visit.
“The visit shows that France accepts the legitimacy of Poland’s government … I hope that in the near future this cooperation will become stronger, and we will return to normal, historically very good, strategic [relations] between our countries,” he added.
According to the Élysée Palace, Macron’s itinerary will include the capital Warsaw, where he will on Monday meet with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Macron is also set to travel to the southern city of Kraków on Tuesday and deliver a lecture there.
Macron and Poland's Duda met at the beginning of December during a North Atlantic Council gathering in London.
The last visit by a French president to Poland was in 2013. François Hollande planned to make another visit in 2016 but called it off after the Polish government abandoned plans to purchase French-designed Caracal helicopters for the army.
In 2017, during the peak of the migration crisis, Macron, who that year replaced Hollande as president, criticised Poland for its stance on migration.
Most recently he has voiced criticism of Poland’s stance on counteracting climate change.
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Source: PAP