Q A question for both Presidents. Mr. President, you said just a moment ago that Poland will join the visa waiver program soon. How soon?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: We think fairly soon. We're doing very well with it. It's a complex situation, as you know. But we're getting very close. We allow very few countries to join, but Poland is one that we're thinking about allowing in. So we'll be making that decision over the next, probably, 90 days.
Q Sir, will you hope, or do you think that maybe when you are in Poland in September you will make the announcement?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I think it's a very good idea. Thank you very much for giving me that idea. (Laughter.)
Q Thank you, Mr. President.
(As interpreted.) Mr. President, the visa waiver program appeared on many occasions but then it did not come into practice. How optimistic are we about the words uttered right now by President Donald Trump?
PRESIDENT DUDA: (As interpreted.) I'm looking at these words optimistic. I'm optimistic about that because I think this is the first U.S. administration which has treated this problem in such a serious way and in such a comprehensive way. So, both.
When we talk with Mr. President, we - the President expresses his deep care about that. Also, when I talk with President, Mosbacher - the U.S. Ambassador to Warsaw - she looks at the problem all the time. And I firmly believe that, in accordance with the law binding the United States - because this is something that I want to stress very strongly - according to the law, binding in the United States, by all the actions which are necessary in this respect such as today's signing of the agreement on preventing and committing serious crimes, I believe that, through all these sanctions, this visa waiver program - covering Poles with visa waiver program - is going to be possible soon. Anyway, that it is going to be possible before the end of the first term of President Donald Trump.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
Thank you very much. Thank you.
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