Minister Radosław Sikorski met with a delegation of the United States Congress on 11 January 2012. The delegation comprised representatives of the state of Illinois: senator Mark Kirk, member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, as well as congressman Mike Quigley, member of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Minister Sikorski and his guests discussed the US and Europe’s commitment for international security and expectations before the May 2012 NATO summit in Chicago. The talks also addressed co-operation between Poland and the US in regard to security and defense, with emphasis on the construction of the anti-missile defense system in Poland and Europe.
Minister Sikorski and his guests also raised the subject of the visa requirement for Poles travelling to the US, in the context of work in the US Congress on a bill which is to change the criteria for entering the Visa Waiver program in a manner favorable to Poland. The program enables nationals of the participating countries to travel to the United States without obtaining a visa. Senator Kirk and congressman Quigley are co-authors of the bill. Minister Sikorski thanked them for their efforts to include Poland in the Visa Waiver program.
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