Samoobrona seeks Foreign Minister's resignation over EU concessions

The Samoobrona party has demanded the resignation of Foreign Minister Wlodzi mierz Cimoszewicz, after criticizing the government's change of position in its negotiations with the European Union (EU) on the sale of land in Poland. "If he refuses, we may consider asking deputies to sign a petition, seeking his dismissal," announced Samoobrona leader Andrzej Lepper. The leader of th e Polish Peasants Party (PSL), Jaroslaw Kalinowski, has also expressed dissa tisfaction with Cimoszewicz's performance. "A mistake has been made and it w asn't me who made it," he said. Kalinowski has proposed a series of measures aimed at limiting foreign access to Polish land. One proposal is that, if it seems likely farmland is about to be sold to a foreigner, then the neighbors and the Treasury Office of Agricultural Property (AWRSP) would be granted th e right to first refusal. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A4) M.K.