Obama to travel to Poland, Spain next month

 U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Poland for this year's NATO summit from July 7 to 9 and visit Spain from July 9 to 11, the White House said Monday.

The NATO Summit, Obama's fifth and final Summit with NATO leaders, will afford an opportunity to underscore Alliance solidarity, to advance efforts to bolster security to NATO's east and south, and to project stability through new partnerships beyond the North Atlantic area, the White House said in a statement.

While in the Polish capital Warsaw, Obama will hold a bilateral meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda to discuss bilateral relations, reaffirm the U.S. commitment to Poland's security, and exchange views on the broader security environment in Europe, according to the statement.

In Warsaw, Obama will also meet the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission to discuss U.S.-EU cooperation across a range of shared priorities, including countering terrorism, fostering economic growth and prosperity, and addressing the global refugee crisis.

Obama's visit to Spain, an important NATO ally, will highlight robust security cooperation, a strong political and economic relationship, and longstanding people-to-people ties, said the statement.