Nov 10 (Reuters) - KGHM Polska Miedz KGH.WA :
* The chief executive of Europe's No.2 copper miner, Poland's state-run KGHM, said on Thursday his priority is to streamline the organisation and costs of the group's foreign assets.
* "The No. 1 priority is to put into order the organisation and costs of our foreign assets," newly-appointed Chief Executive Radoslaw Domagalski-Labedzki told a news conference.
* KGHM booked a record $1.3 billion writedown on its foreign assets last year as a result of lower copper prices, with the largest drag coming from its Sierra Gorda mine in Chile.
* Domagalski-Labedzki also said he had no knowledge about whether Japan's Sumitomo was considering withdrawing from the Sierra Gorda project in which it has invested jointly with KGHM.
* KGHM's share price was up 7.7 percent as of 1227 GMT, boosted by a sharp rise in copper prices. Further company coverage: KGH.WA 5713.T