Poland ready to join EU security force

Poland's Defense minister says his country will offer a 130-person paramilitary company to join the European Gendarmerie security force, a radio report said.

Polish Defense Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has sent letters to the ministers of the five EU countries -- France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain -- that make up the "quick response" security units, Radio Polonia said Tuesday.

If sent on a mission, Poland's paramilitary police company will be kept in combat readiness for 30 days.

Details about Poland's participation in the gendarmerie force will be discussed in Warsaw in November, the radio report said.
Source:United Press International, upi.com