Cimoszewicz unveils 2003 foreign policy brief

"EU membership will open a new chapter in Poland's history. It will cease to be seen as a mere actor on the international stage," said Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz yesterday, while presenting foreign policy strategies for 2003. The plan includes the promotion of Central Europe within the EU, support for Ukranian accession plans, improvement of relations with Russia, maintaining good relations with key countries such as Germany, France and Great Britain and support of the US war against terrorism and Iraq. "The war against terrorism is also Poland's war and we should undertake even the most daunting military actions," declared Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the Law and Justice (PiS) leader. The plan was met with approval from the main political clubs, including the opposition. However, there was no shortage of criticism. The representatives of smaller rightist circles talked of the betrayal of domestic affairs and of the threat looming from across the German border. "I approve of the Foreign Minister's plan for 2002, it has been drawn out adequately," stated President Aleksander Kwasniewski. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.C.