"You are the first Poles in the entire world whom I am meeting outside the borders of the Republic of Poland," said President Karol Nawrocki in Vilnius during a meeting with the Polish community in Lithuania.

"I would like to tell you that you can count on your president, who is also your voice—your voice as Poles, as citizens of Lithuania, as loyal citizens of Lithuania. I will ensure security, and Poland, as a leader in Central Europe, in Eastern Europe, a leader in defense, economy, and also infrastructure, feels responsibility for our entire region, and that is how the next 5 years will be," he continued.