Warsaw official vowstroop cuts in Iraq
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The prime minister of Poland told his Parliament yesterday that he would begin reducing the number of Polish troops in Iraq in January, another blow to the US-led coalition that has lost nearly a third of its ...
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Warsaw, Poland - Poland envisions a withdrawal of its troops from Iraq by the end of next year, Polish leaders said Monday. It was the first time the key US ally has indicated a timeframe for pulling its soldiers out of the war-torn nation.
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Poland's Prime Minister Marek Belka confirmed that the 2,500 Polish troops in Iraq would be progressively withdrawn starting from January next year and would not stay &quot;an hour longer than needed.&quot;
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Poland expects to clinch a deal with the United States in February to host U.S. missiles as part of a defensive shield in Europe, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Tuesday.
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Ukraine's president-elect promised on Monday to make withdrawing his country's troops from Iraq a priority as soon as he takes office, after eight of its soldiers were killed in an explosion.
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Poland&#39;s defence minister sparked confusion Monday by announcing that the country would pull its troops out of Iraq by the end of next year, only to be contradicted hours later by other top government figures.
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4 October 2004 (NCA) -- Polish Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz today distanced the government from a statement by the country&#39;s defense minister that Poland would pull its troops out of Iraq by the end of next year.
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A Polish-led multinational division in  charge of security in south-central Iraq faces disintegration  if more countries pull their troops out, Polish officials said  on Wednesday.
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Poland&#39;s leaders floated the idea on Monday of withdrawing troops from Iraq by the end of next year, giving the first timetable for a planned pullout by the staunch Washington ally.
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Poland, a key U.S. ally in Iraq, should withdraw its troops from the Mideast nation at the end of next year, Poland's defense minister said in an interview published Monday. It was the first time a Polish official has indicated when Warsaw might end its presence in Iraq.
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FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer has played down reports that Poland is considering withdrawing its troops from Iraq by the end of next year.
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Poland's defense minister, Jerzy Szmajdzinski, told the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza last week that Poland planned a 40 percent reduction of its forces in Iraq by the end of January 2005 and to have all its ...
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The command of the Polish-led multinational force in Iraq will move out of a camp that includes ancient Babylonian archaeological sites by year's end, Poland's defense minister said Sunday during a surprise visit to the troops.
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The government asked the president Tuesday to prolong the mission of Poland's 900 troops in Iraq for another year, until the end of 2007.
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Poland will keep its soldiers in Iraq at least through the end of the year, when the U.N. mandate for foreign troops expires, the country's defense minister said Friday.
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BERLIN President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland moved quickly on Monday to end an escalating row inside his country&#39;s fragile leftist government coalition, saying he hoped that 2,500 troops serving in Iraq would be withdrawn next year.
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An opposition party that wants Poland's troops out of Iraq has ousted the ruling conservatives in elections, and the incoming government promises to negotiate a tougher deal with the U.S. when it comes to hosting a missile defense base.