Warsaw - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was going to Kuwait and Qatar Monday for three days of talks on gas contracts and lessening Poland's reliance on Russian supplies.

Tusk would meet with Gulf leaders for talks on economic cooperation, energy, and the chemical and petrochemical industry, his chancellery said.

"The Polish government also wants to demonstrate readiness for more engagement in the dialogue between the European Union and countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council," the chancellery said.

"It's about support for signing an agreement on free trade between both organizations." Tusk is also scheduled next year to visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Treasury Minister Aleksander Grad recently said Poland would start working to attract Saudi investors. A Polish-Saudi investment fund was to be launched next year.

"They're counting on strengthening their position on Central and Eastern Europe by investing in Poland," Grad said. (dpa)