Merkel offers Poland access to gas pipeline

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has struck a conciliatory note on her first visit to Poland, saying good relations with Poland and Russia were equally important for her new government.

“We would like this project to be accessible to everyone and we will set up a joint working group to deal with it,” Mrs. Merkel said on the pipeline project. “I made it very clear, of course, that we want to have good strategic relations with Russia – not over the head of Poland, but in consultation with Poland. We wish to avoid friction, but to have good relations with both Russia and Poland.”

EurActiv