Poland at next stage of talks on permanent US military base, says defence minister

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that Poland has moved to the next stage of talks on establishing a permanent US military base in the country. Presidential spokesman Rafał Leśkiewicz responded to the minister's post with the comment: "Good that you are finally beginning to understand something about this." No further details on the state of negotiations were provided.