Former NATO Secretary Normal 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, mentioned 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 Normal 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 a very powerful nation that ought to have joined NATO. A rustic that has proven its dedication, 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 once I was the secretary basic of the pact, mentioned Solana.
He recalled that a couple of years later he was the consultant of the European Union for widespread overseas and safety coverage after which he might additional deepen his relations with Poland. “That is why I am so pleased to obtain this award. As soon as once more: Javier Solana loves Poland – you can say it’s a love affair that may final till the final moments of my life. Thanks from the underside of my coronary heart,” mentioned the winner.
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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 Japanese Europe. It’s awarded to individuals who embody “enthusiastic about the state as a typical good”, in addition to to establishments that made a major contribution to the overthrow of communism, Poland regaining independence and to shaping civil society within the nations of Central and Japanese Europe.
“Wanting on the present worldwide state of affairs, particularly the brutal struggle in Ukraine and Russia’s imperial ambitions, we will much more admire the significance of our presence in NATO. Javier Solana, as NATO Secretary Normal, performed a key function within the technique of introducing Poland to this group. His fixed dedication and visionary strategy supplied Poland not solely with safety, but in addition with robust assist from allies within the face of contemporary threats,” mentioned Jacek Sutryk, the mayor of Wrocław, in his laudation.
Javier Solana is a Spanish politician and diplomat, from 1995 to 1999 Secretary Normal of NATO, and from 1999 to 2009 Excessive Consultant for the Frequent International and Safety Coverage and Secretary Normal of the Council of the European Union. Throughout Solana’s time period as NATO Secretary Normal, 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)
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