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 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.
road map to get out of the violence.
Regarding relations with the European Union, all the declarations of the election campaign have been positive.
Regarding exports of North Korean missile technology, export of technology is trade and if there are buyers, we'll sell.
Our position is that the (Iran) dossier should be referred to the council.
Peace is more than the end of violence. Peace is more than just a cease-fire,
Peace in the whole of Sudan is vital, not only for this big country -- the biggest in Africa -- but also for the entire African continent and the Arab world.
For us, it is fundamental. We cannot cooperate with an organization that won't renounce violence and be able to negotiate with the other side.
If that agreement is not implemented by force on the ground, it will not be effective.
He was a man of peace, a great friend. He was a man who, after 20 years of war in Lebanon, managed to rebuild it.
We are going tomorrow to get very serious on Sudan.