The World : Walesa Sets Talks Terms
Solidarity founder Lech Walesa said the government must suspend its decision to close the Lenin Shipyard before he will meet with Minister of Internal Affairs Czeslaw Kiszczak to discuss convening talks on Poland’s future. “In this situation, our meeting depends exclusively on the authorities,” Walesa said. There was no response from Warsaw, but Walesa’s statement appeared to leave the two sides no closer to convening the government-opposition talks originally planned for mid-October. The planned talks have stalled over the suggested participants.
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