It has been a wonderful day. I was also delighted to have the chance to meet with the Prime Minister and to make the acquaintance of the new Defense Minister, Bronislaw Komorowski. As I said in my remarks earlier, the United States and Poland have long been allies in spirit and, for the past fifteen months, formal allies in fact. And as I told the Prime Minister during our meeting, the America values Poland's contributions to NATO very highly. This is evident in the Balkans, where we are standing shoulder to shoulder in both Bosnia and Kosovo, where Poland is playing an especially key role.
Security is our mission, and Polish police and troops are making a major contribution.
The Prime Minister and I had a chance to review this and a variety of bilateral issues during our meeting. Prime Minister Buzek outlined the priorities for the new government and made clear its commitment to continued fiscal discipline. Finally, we discussed preparations for the historic Ministerial and NGO conferences in Warsaw which begin today. There could be no better time than the start of a new millennium to launch a new effort aimed at global cooperation in support of the democratic system. Thank you very much.