President wishes armed forces Merry Christmas
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
14.12.2011 15:47
President Bronislaw Komorowski met with representatives of Poland’s armed forces, and their horses, ahead of the approaching Christmas holidays.
Komorowski shares Christmas wafer with horse? photo - PAP/Jacek Turczyk
President Komorowski shared the traditional Christmas ‘host’ or wafer in Warsaw today with soldiers and told them that they were especially appreciated at this time of year in serving the nation at home and abroad.
Komorowski, accompanied by Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak stressed that Polish soldeirs, in Afghanistan and elsewhere are "ready to solve the toughest problems in the world," and that Poland’s armed forces are the nation’s “showcase” abroad.
Poland currently has 2,500 troops stationed in Afghanistan. (pg)