For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 17, 2002
Fact Sheet: Poland - Economic / Commercial Dialogue
Presidents Bush and Kwasniewski have agreed to take steps to
increase their economic and commercial relations. The two countries
have developed extensive commercial ties since Poland's free market
transformation began in the 1990s, including substantial U.S.
investment in Poland. The United States and Poland seek to build on
that success by addressing current market access and business
development issues affecting trade and investment flows, with a view
toward increasing economic prosperity in both countries.
The United States and Poland will establish an Economic/Commercial
Dialogue ("The Dialogue") to focus on specific steps that the two
governments can take to increase bilateral trade and investment
activity. The Dialogue is intended to be a flexible, results-oriented
mechanism. Specifically, it will address:
(1) the resolution of market access issues to enhance Poland's
market
economy; and
(2) the enhancement and expansion of bilateral commercial activity, including new U.S. business development initiatives for Poland.
On the U.S. side, the Dialogue will involve those U.S. Government
agencies with economic, commercial, and financial programs or
activities with Poland, including the Department of Commerce; the
United States Trade Representative; the Departments of State, Treasury,
Agriculture, and Labor; the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and the Trade Development
Agency. The Polish side will include participation from the Ministries
of Agriculture, Economy, Finance, and Health.
Within the Dialogue framework, Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans
will travel to Poland in the first half of 2003 to further strengthen
bilateral commercial activity and to support U.S. commercial interests
in the Polish market.
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