Thank you, Donald.

What a real pleasure it is to be here with you in Poland. You know, when we met many, many years ago, you were president of the European Council. I am very happy to see you as prime minister of Poland right now. It is a tremendous pleasure to be able to work alongside you. Again, we over the years, we've worked on many, many different issues together around the G7 table on issues of environmental responsibility, economic growth, trade, and also standing up for progressive values and fighting for democracy and to see you here doing this now is a very, very good thing. And I'm really, really happy on a personal level to see you, but also very glad as Canadian prime minister to be here in Poland today. I had an excellent meeting this morning with President Duda and the conversations we just had really emphasizes the extent to which Canada and Poland are aligned on the big issues of the day. Of course, you are a neighbour to Ukraine and a friend of Ukraine and a deeply committed supporter of their resistance to Putin's brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. I want to take a moment to specifically thank you for welcoming members of the Canadian Armed Forces stationed here as part of Operation Unifier, which has trained around 40,000 Ukrainian soldiers so far. Deputy prime minister Freeland and minister of National Defence Bill Blair actually visited the troops here yesterday and witnessed some of their good work. Here we stand together on the frontline of freedom.

Polish forces have also supported Canada by contributing to the Canadian-led NATO Battle Group in Latvia. Canada takes security in this region very seriously.

On Saturday, I was in Ukraine to mark two years since Putin's brutal invasion of this sovereign territory. I was joined by three fellow world leaders, the current chair of the G7, the current chair of the European Union and the current president of the European Commission. We were there, all four of us, to demonstrate our collective resolve to be there for Ukraine and to support Ukrainians in their defence of their freedom, their language, their culture, their territory and for the values of democracy and rules-based order that we all share. Prime minister, I know that Poland is very much a part of these shared values. It's why you are such a steadfast supporter of Ukraine and a strong partner in NATO.

The G7 leaders also met on Saturday evening. I took part in the meeting from Kiev with the President of the European Commission and the Prime Minister of Italy. We heard directly from President Zelensky and reaffirmed our unwavering support for Ukraine as it fights tirelessly for its freedom and democratic future.

Prime Minister, Donald, as I said, I know that you understand that Ukraine’s struggle is our collective struggle. We talked about this when we met this morning. Together, we can clearly distinguish right from wrong, and we recognize the significance of Ukraine’s struggle.

We know that standing up for our values and our principles as democracies is not just the right thing to do, but it's also the smart thing to do because it is the only path to ensure peace, stability and prosperity for all our citizens. We need the Polish people to continue to stand strong against Putin's games and disruptions. We also talked about what we can do to grow the strong trade relationship between Poland and Canada, which helps create jobs in both of our countries. This includes opportunities to collaborate on clean energy. This is important to us because we know many European economies like Poland are moving quickly to unwind their dependence on Russian fossil fuels. Canada is ready to be the supplier of clean energy, including, as Donald mentioned, with our strong nuclear expertise that a net zero economy will need to bolster energy security in an uncertain world. Donald, like Canada, you see the opportunity that lies ahead in building a progressive, inclusive economy. I saw that as part of your new government, you've established a minister of gender equality, which I know has given hope to many in the country. When governments set themselves up with a goal of creating an economy that works for everyone, when everyone sees opportunities for themselves in the future, when everyone sees ways to contribute and benefit, that's how you create resilient, strong, prosperous democracies.

Total merchandise trade between Canada and Poland stands at around $4 billion annually. I know that we can do even more. You are our most important trading partner in the region, and today was an opportunity to discuss ways to grow our relationship even further.

Canada has extremely strong friendships and relationships in Central and Eastern Europe. Together, we're working to reinforce our democracies by building economies that are inclusive.

And we provide military, economic and political support to those who are defending their democracy and fighting for their future.

Poland and Canada are great friends and strategic allies with close ties, not just between us as leaders, but between us as peoples. As a perfect example, last night I had dinner with some friends in an excellent little restaurant that I highly recommend called Radio Cafe. It has a deep history of fighting for democracy, of being part of the resistance against totalitarianism, authoritarianism and communism, but it was also an emblem of the connection between Canada and Ukraine and Poland when I found out that the owner of Radio Cafe had also opened a restaurant in Montreal in my hometown. We are interconnected in our values, in our fights for a better future and in our love of good things and good lives with those restaurants. Donald, thank you for meeting today and I look forward to all that we're going to do together to deepen the friendship and the cooperation between Canada and Poland, but also to stand strong in creating a better world for everyone.

Thank you so much, my friend.