Due to recent developments in Iraq, Polish President Andrzej Duda has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs for more detailed information on the matter. The President has been also seeking advice from experts on the Middle East - the National Security Bureau (BBN) informed on Friday. The Bureau stressed that the President hopes for de-escalation of the conflict.
"In response to recent developments in Iraq, President Andrzej Duda has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs for detailed information on the matter," the statement by the BBN reads.
The Bureau added that the President was in constant communication with experts on the Middle East.
Furthermore, the President has ordered the BBN to monitor the situation in cooperation with defense ministry, foreign ministry, Polish envoys to NATO, as well as local diplomatic missions.
"The President has expressed hopes for de-escalation of the conflict, as well for Euro-Atlantic unity, aimed at providing stability in the region," reads the statement.
BBN also said that there were no signals suggesting any threat to Poland and its citizens.
A U.S. strike killed Iran Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, the top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, helped Iran fight proxy wars across the Middle East by inspiring militias on the battlefield and negotiating with political leaders.
His death on Friday in a U.S. air strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport marked the end of a man who was a celebrity at home and closely watched by the United States, Israel and Tehran's regional rival Saudi Arabia.
The Pentagon said the strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP, Reuters