NGO representatives offer increased co-operation in foreign policy issues

Representatives of non-government organizations (NGOs) who met with Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz yesterday, offered him permanent consultanc y as well as co-operation. "The Foreign Ministry is responsible for foreign policy but non-government organizations are co-creators of this policy," sai d the NGO representatives. Cimoszewicz spoke with great enthusiasm about the organizations' offers saying, "I accept almost everything you are proposing. Let's do it. I particularly like the Polish Democracy Foundation (PFD)," He added that all decisions involving the engagement of State funds must first be passed by Finance Minister Marek Belka. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 8) A.Z.