France and Poland on Friday will sign a new strategic cooperation treaty, with Polish leader Donald Tusk insisting that a mutual security pledge will be at the heart of the agreement.
Tusk is scheduled to meet French President Emmanuel Macron in the eastern French city of Nancy to sign the accord, a key move as European allies seek to strengthen their defence ties following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Tusk, speaking to reporters as he prepared to travel to France. Says “For me, absolutely the most important issue was the mutual security guarantees” in the accord,
He called the mutual support provision “the very essence of this treaty”.
Asked whether Poland could receive protection under France’s nuclear weapons deterrent, Tusk said the treaty “also opens up the possibility of cooperation in that area”.
“In the case of an attack against Poland or France, the two countries commit to providing mutual assistance, including military assistance,” he added.
