Gość: Galinski
IP: *.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com
04.07.03, 01:39
Poland has been a staunch supporter of the US-led war
Poland, which has sent troops to support the US-led forces in Iraq, has
acknowledged its "ultimate objective" is to acquire supplies of Iraqi oil.
The Polish Foreign Minister, Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, said his country had
never disguised the fact that it sought direct access to the oilfields.
He was speaking as a group of Polish firms signed a deal with a subsidiary
of US Vice President Dick Cheney's former company, Halliburton.
The US firm, Kellogg, Brown and Root, has already won million-dollar
contracts to carry out reconstruction work in Iraq.
"We have never hidden our desire for Polish oil companies to finally have
access to sources of commodities," Mr Cimoszewicz told the Polish PAP news
agency.
Poland is sending 2,300 troops to the Iraqi sector
Access to the oilfields "is our ultimate objective," he added.
Polish soldiers are to command one of the post-war administrative zones
being set up to run Iraq.
Poland firmly supported the United States during the Iraq war, and sent a
small number of troops during the combat.
About 250 Polish soldiers left for Kuwait on Wednesday to begin preparations
for a multinational peacekeeping force in central Iraq.
Poland will take command of more than 9,000 troops from 15 nations -
including 2,300 of its own - when the force is ready at the beginning of
September.
The sector under Polish command will be sandwiched between the US and
British sectors.
It is the first time Poland has led such a large multinational peacekeeping
force.
E-mail this to a friend Printable version
LINKS TO MORE EUROPE STORIES
SelectBerlusconi regrets Nazi jibePoland seeks Iraqi oil stakeBAR cars
impoundedIraqi minister roaming in Austria?New EU law over air miseryIrish
jails 'in crisis'Service held for FoeIran exiles' leader freed on bailMars
Express 'on 70% power'Lenin's legacy lives onGoosen shares K Club
leadGrosjean stuns HenmanSerena routs Henin-HardenneRoddick sweeps into
semisFederer cruises throughCash boost saves Berlin opera'Invisible police'
tackle holiday BritonsPolish force heads for IraqWarning over Albanian
gangster menaceUS arrests alleged Nazi guardTorso suspect faces
extraditionEuro vote ends GM food banConvicts escape Georgia
prisonChelsea 'could face share inquiry'Russia's influential
businessmenFrance's 'Miss Thatcher'Lessons from Danish prisonsBerlin gays
come out en masseEuropean press reviewBeckham fever sweeps Madrid
pressProgrammes and schedules
