Ambassador: Poland "politically integrated" with NATO

Outoing Polish NATO ambassador Andrzej Towpik has given a statement about Poland's role in NATO and said that Poland's biggest success was that, thanks to its efforts, NATO allies did not neglect their relations with Ukraine. According to the ambassador, Poland is completely integrated politically with NATO. A military integration will take place after 2007, when, following restructuring of the Polish army, a third of it will be assigned to cooperation with the Alliance. As of this time, Poland has appointed less than half of 300 positions waiting to be filled by Polish officers at NATO headquarters and specific command centers. The new ambassador to NATO will be Jerzy Nowak, former ambassador to Spain and expert in international security. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 9) M.T.