Javier Solana
Javier Solana
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, KOGFis a Spanish physicist and Socialist politician. After serving in the Spanish government under Felipe Gonzálezand Secretary General of NATO, he was appointed the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and Secretary-General of the Western European Union and held these posts from October 1999 until December 2009...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 July 1942
CountrySpain
We still have points on which we are separated, but we are making progress,
Despite the many difficulties that lie ahead, the elections mark progress towards a transition to a democratic, free and peaceful Iraq.
work together as a strong team for the future of the country.
We're going to continue working politically ... the behavior (of the Russians) is completely unacceptable,
Throughout history, new arrivals or new competitors have often been regarded as threats, but the reality is that a stronger and more confident China is good for the world,
Ukraine is very profoundly divided. We have to do our utmost so that this country is able to rally together and so that we don't have this profound division. We still have time for a dialogue.
We are looking with interest at that proposal. It is a proposal in which enrichment would be done outside, in Russia, but at the moment no agreement has been reached between Russia and Iran.
Unfortunately, it is highly probable that a weapon went astray and hit civilian buildings,
There is no question that regional responsibility lies on the shoulders of President Milosevic, ... He bears the majority of responsibility.
No alternative is open but to take military action,
On Kosovo, let me be quite clear that NATO will not stand idly by. We will not allow a repeat of the situation of 1991 in Bosnia,
Now we have the most important security presence in the Middle East ever taken by the European Union ... We are entering also the security aspect.
Now what we want to do is be able to attack, from the airplanes, their headquarters, their commanders which are underground so that we can stop the tremendous ethnic cleansing which is now taking place on the ground,
NATO stands ready to act, ... We rule out no option to ensure full respect by both sides in Kosovo for the requirements of the international community.