An agreement on enhanced defence cooperation between Poland and the US has been politically agreed. This will facilitate further deepening of military cooperation, including the increase in the presence of US soldiers in Poland. Soon, after the editorial work is finished, the contract is to be signed.

- On a daily basis, Polish and German soldiers train together, and together with our friends from Denmark we have organized and run the Corps HQ in Szczecin. Germany is the framework nation in Lithuania for eFP battlegroup. Therefore, there are many both bilateral and multilateral, in the framework of the European Union, as well as in the format of the North Atlantic Alliance, common relations that provide a strong basis for our countries to be secure, said Mariusz Błaszczak after the meeting with the head of the German Ministry of Defence.

- I am grateful to Mr. Secretary for his visit to our country. It is important because it shows very close relations between Poland and the United States when it comes to military cooperation - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defense during the meeting with the Secretary of the United States Army.

From July 14 to Aug. 23 as part of Dynamic Force Employment, an American armored unit will deploy to Europe. Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise is a US Department of Defense-directed, strategic deployment designed to test the Army’s ability to rapidly alert and deploy around the globe. The exercise will test the US strategic readiness to support the European allies.

– Many years we have been connected by very friendly Polish-Slovak relations. Together we are developing a defense system that guarantees security not only for Poland and Slovakia, but also for the entire eastern flank of NATO. Together we are part of the Visegrad Group (V4) and we are also members of NATO and the EU. These are very strong bonds, and our task as defense ministers is to strengthen these relations, because together we are stronger, together we are safer – emphasized Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence during the meeting with Jaroslav Naď the Minister of Defense of Slovakia.

- First of all, I would like to thank the President that today he took part in the summary of the Defender Europe 20 Plus exercise. An exercise that was a challenge and which proved the great capabilities and skills of the Polish and US soldiers. It was a challenge when it came to deployment of troops from the US to Europe and then to Poland. It was a logistical challenge, which turned out to be an excellently passed exam - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence during a meeting with Polish and US soldiers.

- There are no tasks that Polish and US soldiers would not be able to perform. Even the epidemic didn't stop them. I am very grateful that US forces stayed during the epidemic here at the training area in Drawsko Pomorskie, and that Polish soldiers together with US soldiers could improve their skills - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence during a meeting with soldiers in Drawsko Pomorskie.

Minister Mariusz Błaszczak participates in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, which on 17 and 18 June 2020 is chaired by NATO Secretary General Jens Stolteneberg.

- We have just had the opportunity to admire Polish and US soldiers who raise their skills shoulder to shoulder, practicing here at the training ground in Drawsko Pomorskie, which is proof of very close Polish-US cooperation - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence during his visit to the military training area in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland.

The COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the whole world became a serious challenge not only for civil services, which usually have the responsibility of providing health security for society. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Polish Armed Forces have been supporting the civil services in combating the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The assistance of the Polish Armed Forces is multidimensional. Every day, 9,000 soldiers carry out anti-epidemic tasks and support civil administration in many different areas - this is measurable help in fight against COVID-19.