Warsaw -­ Polish President Lech Kaczynski held a private meeting with the Dalai Lama Wednesday, the IAR news service reported.

The Dalai Lama has been in Poland since last week and has already held meetings with former president Lech Walesa. He is also scheduled to meet with the head of the Polish parliament. A week ago, the spiritual leader of Tibet met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, prompting protests from Beijing.

Warsaw - Prime Minister Donald Tusk launched talks Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a European Union climate package which faces criticism from coal-reliant Poland.

Tusk and Merkel were also expected to discuss an upcoming EU summit in Brussels, and a Polish-Swedish proposal that calls for stronger EU ties with former Soviet bloc nations like Georgia.

Merkel's visit to Warsaw was to include talks on the financial crisis and Polish-German relations, Tusk's top aide told the Polish Press Agency.

Gdansk, Poland - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called for a "century of dialogue" and disarmament, while praising Poland's spirit in face of hardship during celebrations in Gdansk that marked the 25th anniversary of Lech Walesa receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

The spiritual leader called for dialogue and stressed interdependence and cooperation. He said while Poland's interest depended on Europe, it was also a case that "Europe's interest depends on the rest of the world."

Gdansk - The former leader of Poland's Solidarity trade union Lech Walesa on Saturday presented the first Lech Walesa Prize to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah for his contribution towards inter- faith dialogue and charity work.

King Abdullah's prize - accepted by his son in his name - was awarded during a celebration in Gdansk that marked the 25th anniversary of Walesa receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

It recognized King Abdullah for "promotion of values which were the foundation of the Solidarity movement," a conference presenter said.

Warsaw - A hotel in Cyprus is demanding more than 10,000 euros (12,595 dollars) for damages caused by two conservative Polish MPs who allegedly rode drunk on golf carts during their stay at the property last month, local media reported on Thursday.

Karol Karski and Lukasz Zbonikowski - of the centre-right Law and Justice party - caused 10,140 euros in damages when they "got drunk" and "drove two cars in an unlawful way," the hotel's lawyers wrote in a letter to the Polish parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Karski denied the charges and said someone wants to "trick" him out of money.