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Poland Vows Full Support for Ukraine's NATO, EU Aspirations WARSAW, Mar 14, 2002 -- (dpa) NATO member Poland Wednesday called for its strategic partner and neighbor Ukraine to be invited by the alliance to participate in its Prague summit on enlargement this November. Polish Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz Wednesday in Warsaw made the call for Ukraine's attendance at the upcoming NATO summit after talks with his visiting Ukrainian counterpart Anatoli Zlenko. Zlenko did not rule out "political decisions" which could bring Ukraine "closer" to NATO in the future. The ex-Soviet state is currently a NATO partner, primarily in close cooperation with Poland. Cimoszewicz also stressed that European Union hopeful Poland fully supports Ukraine's aspirations for EU associate status. Poland itself hopes to join the bloc by 2004. Both ministers vowed to do everything possible to minimize the impact of a planned Polish visa regime on the mobility of Ukrainian citizens. In accordance with EU norms Poland will impose visa requirements on Belarussians, Ukrainians and Russians as of July 2003. Zlenko assured reporters Ukrainian authorities were directing their full attention to alleviating the chaos on the Polish side of the Ukrainian border caused by newly-enforced Ukrainian import laws. Queues of Ukrainian vehicles of up to 3 kilometers in length sprouted up at several border crossing points in Poland after March 1, when Ukrainian customs authorities enforced rules requiring traders to gain official Ukrainian certification for the import of goods from Poland. Unable to obtain the required certification, thousands of small- scale Ukrainian traders stuck in the lengthy tailbacks have begun to dump their cargos of withering fruits and vegetables and decomposing sausages on the Polish roadsides, raising public health concerns. Zlenko arrived in Warsaw Wednesday on a two-day official visit. (C)2002. dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
