Regional leaders meet in Warsaw to discuss global fight against terrorism

At a summit yesterday in Warsaw to discuss security issues in the wake of the recent escalation in terrorism, the leaders of 17 Central and Eastern European countries emphasized the necessity of expanding the European Union (EU) and NATO to include more countries from their region. US president George W. Bush, who participated in the conference via satellite video link, said, "No country should remain neutral in view of the conflict with terrorists, since no civilized country can feel secure in a world endangered by terrorism." Ukraine President Leonid Kuczma presented a joint declaration which envisions closer cooperation among military intelligence agencies as well as declaring war against money-laundering and drug smuggling. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.Z.