16 minutes agoBlinken calls Polish Foreign Minister, offers America's full support
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(4 years ago)US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, on Wednesday, November 16th, has held a telephone conversation with Poland's Foreign Affairs Minister Zbigniew Rau, to discuss Tuesday's explosion that left two people dead. In a Twitter post, Blinken has reiterated the full support of the United States [...]
In a Twitter post, Blinken has reiterated the full support of the United States of America for the investigation of this case.
“I talked to Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, to repeat US full support for Poland's ongoing investigation into the blast resulting in the loss of Polish life”, Blinken wrote.
Spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister @Dmytro Kuleba Today after Russia's missile stock took out more critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine. We also missed the explosion in Poland. We are communed to be with Ukraine for as long as it takes.
) Secret Antony Blinken (@ SecBlinken) November 16, 2022
On the other hand, Blinken has also announced that this Wednesday has also talked to Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Dumytro Kuleba.
He has stressed the US's commitment to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
“Chatova with Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Dumytro Kuleba, following Russia's missile storm received the most critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine. We also discussed the explosion in Poland. We're committed to being with Ukraine as long as we need to be”, wrote Blinken on Twitter.
Otherwise, NATO ambassadors will meet Wednesday at Poland's request on the basis of Article 4 of the alliance, two European diplomats told Reuters.
According to Article 4 of the alliance's founding treaty, members can raise any issue of concern, especially regarding the security of a member state.
Investigations continue over the circumstances about an explosion in Prsevoda, near Poland's border with Ukraine, which left two people dead.
One of the diplomats has said the alliance would act carefully and needed time to verify exactly how the incident took place.
Secretary - General NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, has reacted after Russian missiles have hit a village in Poland, causing the deaths of two people.
I talked to Poland's president, Duda, about the explosion in Poland. I expressed my condolences about the loss of life. NATO is monitoring the situation, and allies are consulting closely. It's important that all the facts be verified”, Stoltenberg wrote on Twitter.
