Georgian President in Warsaw
Staff journalist | 27th October 2009

Mikheil Saakashvili will arrive in Warsaw this afternoon to meet with Donald Tusk and Lech Kaczyński

The Polish president's website has announced that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will arrive in Warsaw this afternoon for a one day visit. He will meet with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Lech Kaczyński.

The leaders are to discuss EU-Georgian cooperation, the internal situation in Georgia, specifically regarding Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as the Southern Caucus region, including the recent Turkish-Armenian thaw.

The Polish president's website states, "The Georgian president's visit will serve to strengthen the Polish-Georgian partnership, as well as to express [Poland's] support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity."

While in Warsaw, Saakashvili will also visit the grave of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko. Popiełuszko was a priest murdered by the communist secret police in 1984, and October 19 was the 25th anniversary of his death.

Saakashvili's last visit in Warsaw was in April.

Photo: Kaczyński and Saakashvili in April 2009 / photo courtesy prezydent.pl

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