Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski appealed Thursday to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to take effective measures to stop attacks on Poles in Russia and guarantee their personal safeties.

Kwasniewski expressed in a statement his deep concern over the issue, saying that the victims of such organized attacks were Polish media or government agencies' representatives in Russia.

He added that he and the whole Polish society were becoming more and more angry over the issue.

Kwasniewski also urged Putin to track down those who attacked two Polish diplomats and a journalist in Moscow in past days, saying the violence was "leading to a harmful escalation of hostility."

The president expressed his belief that Russia did not want to see Russian-Polish relations deteriorate and most Russians would condemn the attackers.

Kwasniewski however promised in his statement that he would try his best to develop bilateral ties on the basis of friendly neighborhood.

Earlier in the day, a Polish journalist for the leading Rzeczpospolita newspaper was beaten up, while two Polish diplomats met the same fate in separate incidents several days earlier in Moscow.

The attacks were triggered by the July 31 beating of three sons of Russian diplomats in a Warsaw park. Russia demanded an apology, citing anti-Russian sentiment in Poland. The Polish Foreign Ministry expressed regret over the assault and stopped short of an apology, saying the attack was not politically motivated.

Source: Xinhua