Brussels, Oct. 5
Head of the European Commission Roma-no Prodi described Poland’s progress in its integration with the European Union as “special”. Following a farewell meeting with Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, Prodi expressed the hope that there would be no delays in EU enlargement and that Poland would join the organization in the first group.

Warsaw, Oct. 31
Foreign Minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz told diplomats accredited in Poland that the assumptions of Poland’s foreign policy remain unchanged. "Politicians change, but the Polish foreign policy in its fundamental assumptions remains unchanged. After the tragic events of September 11 we need larger cooperation and closer collaboration on the international scale.

Warsaw, Nov. 5
According to Foreign Minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, no one has asked Poland for the participation of Polish soldiers in the military operations in Afghanistan, so far. "Nobody signalled any intention to submit such request and that the Polish declarations announced earlier remain in force. We support unreservedly the actions undertaken by the US and its allies, the broad anti-terrorist coalition to fight international terrorism and we are ready to participate in these actions in every way according to our possibilities and capabilities."

Warsaw, Nov. 8
Prime Minister Leszek Miller and Foreign Minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz had separate meetings with the visiting Germany’s Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. The talks focused on Poland’s integration with the EU, bilateral relations and struggle against terrorism. Miller voiced satisfaction at the state of bilateral relations and emphasized the importance of the fact that all German political forces supported Poland’s European aspirations. Fischer said that the support reflected not only common Polish and German interests but also the sense of responsibility of the Germans for the 1930s and 1940s. It also reflected the recognition of Poland’s role for the process of dissolution of the USSR and reunification of Germany. Miller spoke about two harmful myths that circulate in Poland and Germany, one holding that the Poles will flood the German labor market, the other suggesting that the Germans will buy out Polish land. Fischer said the two most difficult issues in Polish-EU accession talks are structural funds and direct subsidies to agriculture. Referring to a discussion of antiterrorist fight, Fischer said both Poland and Germany were in agreement that it was imperative to offer support for the USA and bring the fight to the end.

Tbilisi, Nov. 12
President Aleksander Kwaśniewski said that his visit to Tbilisi is the expression of support for independent Georgia, that country’s democratic transformations, the development of market economy and Georgia’s President Eduard Shevardnadze personally. In the wake of September 11 terrorist attack against the United States the two presidents also discussed the conflict in Chechnya and terrorism fighting.

Erewan, Nov. 14
Peace and stability in the Caucasus are common goals for Poland and Armenia - presidents Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Robert Kocharian declared. Kwaśniewski said that Poland is pleased with its political relations with Armenia but strongly frustrated over the lack of sufficient economic ties. Both Presidents also discussed the situation in Nagorny Karabakh and the dangers stemming from world terrorism and agreed that security had become a major issue following the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.