President has private meeting with Miller in hospital

Although no journalists were informed about the nature of their meeting, it is presumed they concerned the President's wish to convince Miller to relinquish part of his duties for the duration of his treatment. Miller has already dispelled all speculations that he might withdraw from the post of the leader of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), as was earlier suggested by Kwaśniewski. It was also rumored that changes in the make up of the government are planned, such as transferring the post of Interior Minister, currently occupied by Krzysztof Janik, to former Defense Minister Janusz Zemke. Another common speculation is that Treasury Minister Piotr Czyżewski, might be replaced by Deputy Economy Minister Jacek Piechota. According to unofficial sources from the Polish Press Agency (PAP), Miller has not agreed to resign from the post of SLD leader because this was strongly criticized by some of his closest aides. "There is a kind of apprehension that if Miller resigns, many more changes will follow," stated one of the SLD politicians in a PAP interview. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A5) A.K.