Polish-Russian "meat diplomacy" takes a backward step

"The State Veterinary Inspector is not commenting on this issue. We have not received any official documents yet," said Krzysztof Jazdzewski, the deputy chief veterinary. He went on to say that the Russians would have to explain their reason for trying to demand such inspections. So far Russia has been criticized the way meat was transported via Poland without inspecting the cargo designated for the Eastern market. "Yet on Monday morning I was thinking that it would all be positively resolved," said a Russian journalist. Other experts claim that Russia is no longer interested in a rapid resolution of its dispute with Poland, as it is also no longer keen on signing a new cooperation agreement with the EU. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1) M.M.