Poland says signs memorandum to buy Patriot missile system from US
Warsaw sees the deal as central to a thorough modernisation of its armed forces by 2023
US soldiers stand beside a US Patriot missile system at a Turkish military base in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, October 10, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS
WARSAW:
The US agreed to sell Patriot missile defence systems to Poland in a memorandum signed on Wednesday night.
"A memorandum was signed tonight that the US government has agreed to sell Poland Patriot missiles in the most modern configuration," Poland Defence Minister Macierewicz said in a news conference broadcast on public television on Thursday morning.
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"I am glad that I can pass on this information on the day of President's Trump visit to Warsaw," Macierewicz also said.
US President Donald Trump arrived on Wednesday in Warsaw where the White House said he would showcase his commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He was set to deliver a speech and attend meetings with a group of nations closest to Russia on his way to the G20 summit in Germany on Friday and Saturday.
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In March, Poland said it expected to sign a deal worth up to $7.6 billion with US firm Raytheon to buy eight Patriot missile defence systems by the end of the year. Warsaw sees the deal as central to a thorough modernisation of its armed forces by 2023.
The US agreed to sell Patriot missile defence systems to Poland in a memorandum signed on Wednesday night.
"A memorandum was signed tonight that the US government has agreed to sell Poland Patriot missiles in the most modern configuration," Poland Defence Minister Macierewicz said in a news conference broadcast on public television on Thursday morning.
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"I am glad that I can pass on this information on the day of President's Trump visit to Warsaw," Macierewicz also said.
US President Donald Trump arrived on Wednesday in Warsaw where the White House said he would showcase his commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He was set to deliver a speech and attend meetings with a group of nations closest to Russia on his way to the G20 summit in Germany on Friday and Saturday.
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In March, Poland said it expected to sign a deal worth up to $7.6 billion with US firm Raytheon to buy eight Patriot missile defence systems by the end of the year. Warsaw sees the deal as central to a thorough modernisation of its armed forces by 2023.