U.S. trade official declares interest in strengthening economic ties

William Lash III an assistant to the U.S. Trade Secretary, told a press conference in Warsaw that his country was interested in increasing economic cooperation between the two countries to as high a level as they currently enjoy in terms of political and military cooperation. He also discussed the issue of limiting bureaucracy in developing the activities of American companies in Poland. Lash cited the F-16 and its offset deals as a flagship example of the desired type of cooperation between the two states. He also gave his assurance that U.S. Steel had a long-term vision of providing a strong and competitive position of steel concern PHS on European markets if it won the tender for its privatization. "We are aware of the huge potential of the Polish automotive sector and in March our economic mission visited Poland in order to establish economic links in this sector," explained Lash. (www.onet.pl) M.M.