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NATO must boost its potential for deterrence: Polish president

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Paweł Kononczuk 08.07.2016 13:16
NATO must significantly strengthen its potential for deterrence and defence, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Friday ahead of a summit in Warsaw that is set to confirm plans to beef up the alliance’s presence on it eastern flank.
Präsident Andrzej Duda. Präsident Andrzej Duda. Bild: PAP/Jacek Turczyk

At a conference ahead of the official start of the summit, Duda said: "Here in Warsaw, NATO must prove that it is and will be a lively, strong and reliable alliance for peace, freedom and democracy. In order for it to remain so, it is necessary to significantly strengthen its potential for deterrence and defence."

Duda added: "Together we must do everything possible to confirm the credibility of the Alliance as a guardian of peace based on freedom and law.”

Referring to security threats, Duda said: "The threat is a policy of force, which does not take into account the norms of international law, even norms as basic as the right to territorial integrity and state sovereignty, which guarantees nations the freedom to decide their own fate."

The Warsaw summit is expected to confirm that NATO will deploy four international battalions on a rotating basis to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which fear potential Russian aggression following Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014. (pk)

Source: PAP

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