New Polish president invited to White House in September
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Poland's new right-wing President Karol Nawrocki has received an invitation to meet US President Donald Trump during a working visit to the White House next month, Nawrocki's office announced on Saturday.
The invitation was issued along with Trump's message of congratulation on the occasion of Nawrocki's inauguration on Wednesday, it said.
Nawrocki, a right-wing conservative and political opponent of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, is an outspoken Trump admirer.
The 42-year-old historian is officially independent but is seen as close to the nationalist Law and Justice Party (PiS). He emerged victorious in the second round of the presidential election at the beginning of June.
Trump received Nawrocki, a novice on the world stage, in May during the Polish election campaign, with the White House publishing a photo showing the two men in the Oval Office making a thumbs-up sign. The visit and photo were seen as boosting Nawrocki's chances.
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