00:00As you have probably seen I've had fantastic discussions with Prime Minister Tusk and
00:06President Duda this afternoon but I also wanted to make sure that in this visit I also had the
00:12opportunity to talk to you. In my conversations so far we've been celebrating the very close
00:20ties between our country, close historic and ties that I think we're all really proud of
00:27and want to enhance and we've discussed the things closest to my heart. You may know that
00:35my wife has family roots here in Poland and so there's a personal connection here for me
00:42and of course with Prime Minister Tusk the connection of Arsenal Football Club.
00:47Jan Bata's husband is also an Arsenal fan so we're growing the Arsenal away fans
00:56here in Poland as part of the work that we're doing here but this is a unique and growing
01:02relationship and I say growing because it's strengthened immeasurably by what we plan to
01:08do our ambitions for the future just as much as it's shaped and strengthened by our past
01:13and that includes you. Your fingerprints are on this relationship between our two countries
01:19because our business ties are thriving, bilateral trade is growing fast as you know,
01:25it's now reached over 30 billion pounds and that means supporting 72,000 jobs
01:32back in the UK as well as thousands of jobs here in Poland.
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