President against changes at foreign ministry?
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
18.09.2014 11:23
President Komorowski has said he would prefer continuity in foreign affairs ahead of a major reshuffle of the government, as Ewa Kopacz prepares to take over from Donald Tusk as prime minister.
Foreign minister Radek sikorski after his meeting with Ewa Kopacz in Warsaw on Thursday: photo - PAP / Pawel Supernak
Amid speculation that foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorksi could lose his job when the new cabinet is announced on Friday morning, Bronislaw Komorowski told the RFM radio station, Thursday: "From my point of view, stability in this area it is extremely important”.
“Speculation [as to changes at Poland's foreign ministry], any sudden movement, carry particular risks,” Komorowski said.
Radoslaw Sikorski became embroiled in the 'tape affair scandal” over the summer, where expletive-laden secret recordings of a conversation with former finance minister Jacek Rostowski – tipped to take over at the foreign ministry after Friday's reshuffle – revealed the foreign minister thinking that Poland's current alliance with the United States is “worthless”.
On Restowski taking over at the foreign ministry, Komorowski said on Thursday morning that the former finance minister, “does not fulfil criteria in terms of experience in diplomatic relations,” adding that it was vital, at a time of insecurity in Europe brought on by the Ukraine crisis that the last 12 months of the Civic Platform-led government maintains “maximum stability” in its international relations.
Radoslaw Sikorski met with PM-designate Ewa Kopacz in Warsaw on Thursday, before the new prime minister meets with President Komorowski this evening. (pg)