MFA chief will go to the US next week

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Witold Wasczykowsi will go on a visit to the US to meet with representatives of the American government. Among other things planned for discussion with Secretary of State John Kerry are US-Polish relations on the whole, as well as preparations for the NATO summit in Warsaw in July. The Minister will also lay the groundwork for President Andrzej Duda's upcoming visit to Washington, D.C. in March. "This is a big business trip." he told PAP reporters. Asked whether he would raise the subject of the Smoleńsk crash in any capacity, Waszczykowski replied that he had already had some discussions on the matter during NATO conferences in December, but that he would once more bring it up. He also said that he would try to talk with members of Congress about the possibility of removing visa requirements for Poles entering the US.