Waszczykowski meets with Tillerson, discusses visas and Smoleńsk

Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski discussed visas for Polish nationals during a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington. “The introduction of the Visa Waiver Program would go a long way towards developing this economic cooperation,” Waszczykowski said. Polish foreign minister also asked his counterpart for “all forms of help” in its investigation into the Smoleńsk plane crash, which killed Polish President Lech Kaczyński and 96 people, including many top officials. “I raised the Smolensk issue as we haven't been able to verify what caused this disaster for seven years now. I said that we would be interested in any kind of help, including technical support, assistance with the investigation, legal aid, and political help in the case of pressure on Russia,” Waszczykowski said. Both sides also discussed the potential meeting of Polish President Andrzej Duda with Donald Trump. “They might have a chance to talk at the NATO meeting in Brussels, or during the Wrocław Forum in Poland which will run parallel to the G20 meeting in Hamburg,” Waszczykowski added.