President Andrzej Duda visits Canada

Poland's president Andrzej Duda is continuing his foreign visits in connection with the upcoming July NATO summit in Warsaw, while on an official visit to Canada. On Monday, the Polish president, along with the First Lady, attended wreath-laying ceremonies at the Katyn Memorial in Toronto, and the cemetery of Polish soldiers who trained for World War One in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. On Tuesday, Andrzej and Agata Duda met representatives of the Polish diaspora at the John Paul II Polish Center in Mississauga. During an address given at the center, Duda noted that Canada had been the first country to ratify protocols that led to Poland's accession to NATO. The president mentioned that support is still needed, “not only for Poland in NATO, but for NATO in Poland.” Next, Andrzej Duda will have talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General David Johnson. He will also meet members of the Canadian-Polish Parliamentary Friendship Group and a group of Canadian soldiers who have served in Poland on a NATO mission.