WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president says NATO should take account of eastern European countries' interests as it seeks better ties with Russia.
President Bronislaw Komorowski wrote in an article for Thursday’s Gazeta Wyborcza daily that he supports developing "constructive relations" with Russia which would be "positive for the security of both sides."
But he added: "The alliance’s relations with Russia should not be developed at the expense of the security interests of other countries in eastern Europe."
Komorowski didn’t specify what steps might raise such concerns.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is to join a NATO-Russia session alongside this weekend’s NATO summit in Lisbon, Portugal.
Poland is one of several ex-communist nations that joined NATO over recent years
