Beata Szydło meets Angela Merkel in Berlin

On Wednesday, German chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlło ahead of a joint cabinet session in Berlin. The two leaders discussed military tensions with Russia and the upcoming UK referendum. "We hope very much that the British want to remain in the EU. But irrespective of the result, our position is clear: the European Union should develop further," said Szydło at a joint press conference with Merkel in Berlin. Meanwhile, Szydlło mentioned some problems between Warsaw and Berlin because of the planned German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is to circumvent Poland and the Baltic states. "There are obviously issues that are controversial, such as those related to energy security, the construction of the pipeline. But these issues require clarification. I believe deeply that there is a consensus to look for mutual areas of agreement," she pronounced. Besides, Polish Prime Minister thanked Germany for supporting the military build-up towards Russia, and said Berlin was helping in "strengthening NATO's eastern flank."