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
The reforms of a Palestinian state is fundamental, ... There will not be global peace in the region unless the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is solved.
Therefore ... I instructed Gen. Clark to suspend NATO's air operations against Yugoslavia,
Therefore, a few moments ago, I instructed Gen. Clark to suspend NATO's air operations against Yugoslavia,
We want to take a decision that is part of a solution, not part of a problem, and therefore it has to be well explained and understood by everybody.
We want to see how we can help organize the transfer.
Further work continues to be necessary in order to make this possible, including explaining what we plan to do to European public opinion, as well as to our international partners, including the US but also China too.
I don't think we have to enter into panic.
We must find ways to support the Palestinian people.
We must do better militarily. We cannot afford to waste more opportunities to fulfill our objectives, in particular avoiding a growing trans-Atlantic capability gap.
We must do better militarily, ... We cannot afford to waste more opportunities to fulfill our objectives, in particular avoiding a growing trans-Atlantic capability gap.
We must continue to do the utmost to avoid war in Macedonia. This is a crucial week ... We hope we will be able to resolve these constitutional difficulties.
We have to begin thinking about that possibility.
We have to be careful in dealing with the information we have so far as negotiations are still ongoing.
Whatever the United States asks for, they will be given.