Polish President Nawrocki to meet Trump in early September
FILE PHOTO: Newly sworn-in Polish President Karol Nawrocki attends the ceremony of accepting the sovereignty over the Armed Forces for the five-year term, in Warsaw, Poland, August 6, 2025. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo
WARSAW - U.S. President Donald Trump has invited new Polish President Karol Nawrocki to Washington at the beginning of September, the chief of Nawrocki's cabinet said on Saturday.
Nawrocki, sworn in as Polish president on Wednesday, has on many occasions emphasized the importance of good Polish-U.S. relations.
The new president, whose campaign was backed by Poland's main nationalist opposition party Law and Justice, met Trump in the Oval Office shortly before the Polish election in May and got the U.S. leader's support for his candidacy.
"In an official congratulatory letter delivered on the inauguration day, U.S. President Donald Trump invited Polish President Karol Nawrocki to the White House for an official working meeting on September 3, 2025", Pawel Szefernaker wrote on X. REUTERS
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