78-year old is honored to be appointed foreign minister for the second time

Wladyslaw Bartoszewski has been appointed Foreign Minister and replaces Bronislaw Geremek. "Mr. Prime Minister, dear Bronek, it is moving to know that I am still needed in public service and I will do everything I can in honor of the country," said Bartoszewski. Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek said that foreign policy would remain in goods hands. "As a sailor I want to say the sovereignty of Poland is stable and not threatened," said Geremek. This is the second time Senator Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, who is 78 years old, has been Foreign Minister. Bartoszewski is an historian specializing in Polish-Israeli and Polish-German affairs. He is the author of 40 books and over 1000 articles. He is also the leader of the Foreign Affairs Senat Commission. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 1, 2) M.M. Sejm rumors: P.M. to dismiss Treasury Min. Wasacz for PZU privatization According to rumors circulating around the Sejm, Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek is about to dismiss Treasury Minister Emil Wasacz for the way he mishandled the privatization of Poland's largest insurer Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZU). Solidarity Election Action (AWS) says that although Wasacz only sold 20% of PZU to the Eureko financial consortium, he had effectively surrendered control of PZU to Eureko. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 1) T.J.