Former NATO Secretary Common Javier Solana obtained the Jan Nowak-Jeziorański Award on Saturday. The excellence was offered throughout a gala on the Ossolineum in Wrocław. My obsession was opening NATO to new members, particularly Poland, stated Solana.
The winner of the Jan Nowak-Jeziorański Award was chosen by the Chapter. In 2024, this distinction was obtained on Saturday in Wrocław by former NATO Secretary Common Javier Solana, who was on the head of this pact when it was admitted to it in 1999. Poland.
“My obsession was opening NATO to new members, particularly Poland, as a result of Poland was then crucial nation that ought to have joined NATO. A rustic that has proven its willpower, that has fought for years. It confirmed that NATO values had been on the coronary heart of this nation. I used to be proud that Poland joined NATO following I was the secretary normal of the pact, stated Solana.
He recalled that a number of years later he was the European Union consultant for the frequent international and safety coverage following which he was in a position to deepen his relations with Poland much more. “That’s the reason I’m so joyful to obtain this award. As soon as once more: Javier Solana loves Poland – you might possibly say that it’s a love affair that can final till the final moments of my life. Thanks from the underside of my coronary heart,” stated the laureate.
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The award, offered within the capital of Decrease Silesia, was established in 2004 by Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, President of Wrocław, the College of Wrocław, the Nationwide Institute of Ossoliński and the Faculty of Jap Europe. It’s awarded to individuals who embody “eager regarding the state as a typical good”, in addition to to establishments that made a big contribution to the overthrow of communism, Poland regaining independence and to shaping civil society within the international locations of Central and Jap Europe.
“Wanting on the present worldwide scenario, particularly the brutal battle in Ukraine and Russia’s imperial ambitions, we will much more admire the significance of our presence in NATO. Javier Solana, as NATO Secretary Common, performed a key function within the technique of introducing Poland to this group. His fixed dedication and visionary method supplied Poland not solely with safety, but in addition with robust help from allies within the face of contemporary threats,” stated Jacek Sutryk, the mayor of Wrocław, in his laudation.
Javier Solana is a Spanish politician and diplomat, from 1995 to 1999 Secretary Common of NATO, and from 1999 to 2009 Excessive Consultant for the Frequent International and Safety Coverage and Secretary Common of the Council of the European Union. Throughout Solana’s time period as NATO Secretary Common, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary joined the North Atlantic Alliance.
Thus far, amongst these honored with the Award: Jan Nowak-Jeziorański included, amongst others, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, George Bush senior, Stanisław Szuszkiewicz, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, Siergiej Kowalow, Vaclav Havel, Leszek Balcerowicz, Jerzy Koźmiński, Valdas Adamkus, Literary Institute in Paris, prof. Zbigniew Brzeziński, Lithuanian prose author and poet Tomas Venclova, Fr. Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, or former Israeli ambassador to Poland Szewach Weiss. (PAP)
Writer: Roman Skiba
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