PM Miller official trip to the Far East begins to pay dividends

Prime Minister Leszek Miller, during his trip to Singapore told the press about concluding negotiations for the order of 48 Polish tanks for the Malaysian army. He announced that the final version of the contract, to be signed in March, presently worth $300 million could grow to a value of $500 million. The tanks in question are the PT-91 Twardy, which are a modernized version of the soviet T-72, used by the Polish Army since 1995. For the Malaysian Army the vehicles will be equipped with a more powerful engine and with air-conditioning to cope with a hotter climate. "It will be a great success if the contract is signed," said Grzegorz Holdanowicz from Raport monthly. "Malaysia has been looking for a contractor for eight years, and many companies from various countries have tried to win the order." (www.onet.pl) K.Z.