President Kwasniewski draws out the lessons of history in visit to Germany

President Aleksander Kwasniewski was the guest of honor during the swearing in ceremony of Germany's army recruits on Saturday in Berlin. The event took place, as every year, on the anniversary of the assasination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944. Kwasniewski was the first foreigner asked to join the ceremony. "I am sure that this day will be noted in the chronicles, not only of Polish-German relations, but also of our continent," said Kwas niewski. He added that his presence is the best evidence that both nations knew how to learn from the tragic past. Kwasniewski later held talks with German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on issues related to EU enlargement, new NATO candidate countries, and sharing impressions on the recent soccer world cup. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A6) A.K.