President Kwaśniewski and Putin discuss recent attacks on Poles

Following a series of correspondence, President Aleksander Kwaśniewski called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss the matter. Representatives of the European Union in Brussels also called on Moscow authorities to quickly investigate the case. "We expect a detailed investigation," said the spokesman of the European Commission. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Siergiej Kisliak expressed grief at the assaults and announced that an investigation is in progress while security measures around the Polish embassy in Moscow have been tightened. During the phone conversation between Kwaśniewski and Putin, both President sagreed that the poor relations between the countries have to be quickly improved. Putin also decisively condemned the attacks and said the perpetrators will be caught and punished. (Gazeta Wyborcza, August 13-15 p. 1; Rzeczpospolita, August 13-15 p. A1) A.K.