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Summit In Bucharest To Focus On Security In E. Europe; Polish President Leads Effort

August 19 2015

NATO

Eastern Europe's NATO allies, led by Poland, plan to hold a summit in November to seek more security guarantees from other members of the alliance, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Krzysztof Szczerski, the foreign envoy for new Polish President Andrzej Duda, is seeking a larger NATO presence in Poland to deter any possible Russian aggression.

Some allies, including Germany, have opposed stationing any troops permanently in Eastern Europe, citing a 1997 agreement between NATO...

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