Kwaśniewski faces difficult trip to Russia with little time for discussion

"Contacts with Russian firms are much easier if their management know about the support from their government. This is particularly true of doing business in Russia," stressed one Polish diplomat. However, just a day before the visit Russian media criticized Polish media and "Polish prejudice to the Russian capital". Spokesman from the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry Aleksander Jakowienko said that Poland is an important but not always easy partner in the EU and NATO. Commentators believe that Kwaśniewski's visit to Moscow may be very difficult because there will be little time for discussions. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A6, B1) M.M.