President Kwaśniewski to meet with German Chancellor to discuss EU issues

Prime Minister Leszek Miller, who is still in hospital recovering from the helicopter crash last Thursday, announced that President Aleksander Kwaśniewski will meet with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder tomorrow, and expressed dissapointment that he will not be able to take part in the talks. This meeting is a result of an announcement made by Foreign Minister Włodzimerz Cimoszewicz, who said on Saturday that before the two day EU summit on Friday and Saturday in Brussels, Poland will try to discuss different solutions concerning the issue of the EU Constitution with German partners. In an interview, Miller said that he regrets he could not have met with Irish Prime Minister Bernie Ahern, as the visit to Dublin was to take place last Friday, and that he will not be able to visit British Prime Minister Tony Blair today. On the issue of the plans made by the US to locate military bases in Central Europe, Miller said it would be beneficial for Poland if the US decided to station there armed forces here. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4) A.K.