Readout of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's Meeting With Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell provided the following readout:

On November 10, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with his Polish counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, at the Pentagon. Secretary Hegseth recognized Poland's leadership in NATO as Europe assumes primary responsibility for its conventional defense. Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz highlighted Poland's increased defense spending and deepening defense industrial base cooperation, most recently by hosting of a new Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Maintenance Facility (MMF) and expanding production lines. Secretary Hegseth and Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz signed a Statement of Intent on strengthening of defense industry cooperation that will continue this robust defense partnership. Secretary Hegseth reaffirmed the United States' desire for a durable peace in Ukraine and encouraged Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz to continue Poland's steadfast support of Ukraine.