General Clark of US visits Warsaw and assures Poland of its NATO role

During his one-day visit to Warsaw, General Wesley Clark of the US, former NATO supreme commander in Europe, met with President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Defense Minister Janusz Onyszkiewicz. Poland entered NATO during the general's term as supreme commander. In Warsaw Clark assured Poland of its importance in NATO and said the restructuring of the Polish army is going in the right direction. He also thanked the Polish government for its immediate response to NATO's request for additional troops in Kosovo. As a sign of gratitude, Polish authorities presented General Clark with historical memorabilia of the Polish army. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 4) E.B.