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 risk is very high for a potential catastrophe,
This is the last chance, and I would like to make a call for negotiations in good will to solve this tragedy,
They have taken decisions that were absolutely incompatible with the commitments that they have made with the international agency and also to us.
That's possible, but not likely. I don't think this will happen.
The war in Iraq can be averted and the responsibility is basically on the side of Saddam Hussein.
They are now being processed for transfer to The Hague,
They have repeated their arguments but the substantive position has not changed.
They have to think, they have to return to negotiating ? the temperature has to be lowered.
As soon as Gen. Clark has confirmed this withdrawal has begun, I intend to instruct him to suspend NATO air operations,
Allow me to remind you that neither our patience nor our resources are infinite,
According to our information, and our information is good, many army and special police units remain in Kosovo, ... These units must be withdrawn immediately.
It is where we can expect to have problems in the coming days, ... Those are the hardest parts, the more complicated parts.
It's not in the mind of anyone at this point in time, the use of military action, no. I hope very much that ... we will find a peaceful solution, a diplomatic solution.
For a long time there has been a lot of talk but not much action. I think we have to reverse that now.