Meller pipes up

On a trip to Moscow last week, Polish Foreign Minister Stefan Meller took the Russo-German pipeline issue up with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.

According to a statement by Meller, Poland is surprised Russia and Germany did not discuss the proposed pipeline with Poland. "It would seem strange for one country to advance such a demand to another country," he said. "However, Poland was astounded and surprised when information about this agreement surfaced.

"When the agreement to lay a North European gas pipeline bypassing Poland was being negotiated, this issue should have been discussed with us as well." (Reuters)