Foreign Affairs Minister complains of the high cost of arranging US visas

In order to obtain a US visa, citizens must make an appointment with the American consul. This can only be made through the use of audio text number 0-700. "The method used by the Americans is embarrassing, while the commercial treatment of Poles is proof of their incompetence in carrying out relations between the two nations," wrote deputy Tadeusz Jarmuziewicz of Civic Platform (PO) in his letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz. Jarmuziewicz also claims that in EU countries, "there is a rule that state services for citizens cannot be a source of profits, and in some cases can only cover costs." The deputy is furthermore resentful of the fact that the line is serviced by "Legion Polska, which also provides pornographic products." (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B2) M.M.