Poland has long sought access to the State Department's Visa Waiver Program under which most citizens of participating countries can travel to the United States for tourism or business for up to 90 days without obtaining a U.S. visa. "President Trump informed President Duda that he expects to announce Poland's entry into the Visa Waiver Program in the coming weeks," the White House said in a brief statement about the talks on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly.
Trump and Duda met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
"We're also doing waivers, the visa waivers for Poland and that's in the work. We're working on the structure right now" Trump said after signing the declaration on military cooperation between Poland and the USA.
"But you can report back to the people of Poland and the Polish people in the United States that President Trump got it done and nobody else could for a long time as you know. So thank you very much," he addressed President Andrzej Duda.
Trump added that "the visa waivers are in store what's already approved and we're doing it mechanically now, so that we get them done as soon as we can".
"It was very important, I think, for the president to get that done and he was able to do it through a lot of hard work," Trump underscored the role of the Polish President.
"So, I congratulate you and that's something that's going to be great for the 10 million people living in the United States that want to travel easily to Poland. It's our honor," said the American President.
President Duda replied: "I want more people from Poland to visit the United States as tourists", to which Trump said: "that's true, that'll work both ways. Thank you very much".
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP, Reuters