When a member state of the Alliance considers itself threatened, it can ask its partners to start consultations to examine the seriousness of the threat and how it can be countered – On heightened alert the armed forces of the country
Poland’s government is considering activating NATO’s consultation mechanism, citing Article 4 of the treaty. At Poland’s request, NATO is meeting on Wednesday. Earlier, communication with the President of Poland Andrei Duda had the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg.
“I spoke with the President of Poland, Duda, about the explosion in Poland. I expressed my condolences for the loss of life,” Stoltenberg said in a tweet.
He adds that “NATO is monitoring the situation and the Allies are consulting closely. It is important to document all the facts.”
When a member state of the Alliance considers itself threatened it can ask its partners to start consultations to consider the seriousness of the threat and how it can be dealt with. Decisions are taken unanimously.
The representative of the Polish government Piotr Miller said today that it is considering whether a request by Warsaw for consultations with its NATO allies under the Article 4 mechanism is necessary in the wake of the deadly explosion in a village near the border with Ukraine.
At the same time, he announced that part of the Polish armed forces has been put on high alert.
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