"It was Nawrocki's first trip to Prague since his election in June and came just under a week before a summit of presidents of the so-called Visegrad Group of Central European countries in Esztergom, Hungary, on December 3. The two men were keen to emphasize in the press briefing after their meeting that they were very much on the same page on most of the issues facing Europe, notably the war in Ukraine."
""There is no doubt that it is the Russian Federation that is the aggressor," President Nawrocki told journalists, adding that Poland's strategic interest was in supporting Ukraine. Polish President Karol Nawrocki (left) visited Czech President Petr Pavel (right) in Prague on Monday Image: Tomas Tkacik/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/picture alliance "It is in Europe's interest to have lasting peace not one that would allow Russia to rebuild its capacity for another war.""
"Nawrocki officially non-partisan but widely seen as ideologically aligned with Poland's previous Law and Justice (PiS) government has explicitly expressed his desire to "restore the strength" of the Visegrad Group (or V4), which is made up of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. "We need to restore trust and intensify dialogue within Visegrad. Common values, cultural proximity and historical ties are the basis on which we can build," Nawrocki told supporters during his victory speech in Warsaw in June."
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki visited Czech President Petr Pavel at Prague Castle with full military honors ahead of a Visegrad summit in early December. The leaders emphasized shared positions on European challenges, particularly unified support for Ukraine and identification of Russia as the aggressor. Nawrocki stressed that Europe's strategic interest is a lasting peace that prevents Russia from rebuilding war-making capacity. Both countries are leaders in EU efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas. Nawrocki pledged to restore trust and intensify dialogue within the Visegrad Group, citing common values, cultural proximity and historical ties as a basis for cooperation.
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