WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- US President George W. Bush Tuesday announced a 66-million-dollar package of military aid for Poland, a key US ally in Iraq.

    Speaking to reporters during a White House meeting with visiting Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, Bush said the extra money for Poland is included in the 2005 budget request he will send to Congress next week.

    "In my '05 budget request, there is a 66-million-dollar requestto help the Polish military, particularly with airlift capacity, such as C-130 aircraft," he said.

    "The Polish army is a sophisticated, fine group of soldiers. And one area where Poland needs some help is the capacity to move those soldiers and we look forward to helping the government to dothat," Bush added. Enditem