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 EU remains willing to resume the negotiations we had with Tehran for a new political and economic relationship,
The EU needs to ensure that the delivery of humanitarian and reconstruction aid comes closer to matching the expectations of the people of the regions.
The EU is willing to develop all-around strategic partnership with China, ... With our goals converging ever more closely, it makes sense to work together ever more closely.
The important thing is not the spokesman, but what the spokesman says, and what the countries will say.
Aggression against life and property can only damage the image of a peaceful Islam.
All UN resolutions should be implemented and everybody should cooperate with the UN Security Council and the United Nations.
The unilateral cease-fire proposed by Yugoslavia and the government of Serbia is clearly insufficient, ... Before a cease-fire can be considered, President Milosevic must meet the demands of the international community.
The unilateral cease-fire proposed by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the government of Serbia is clearly insufficient.
This has to be resolved in the Security Council
An announcement that we will begin formal talks remains the realistic objective.
All the political parties have the right to be part of the elections, but there is a certain code of conduct that has to be accepted by everybody. It's very difficult that parties who do not condemn violence ... can be partners for the future.
The meetings yesterday proved that we really do have a partnership, which is growing both wider and deeper, ... We do also have some differences. But there is a lot more that unites us than divides us.
The EU will be able to carry out the whole range of (these) tasks by 2003, albeit with possible restrictions in terms of scale and deployment time and perhaps a higher level of risk,
The EU views with serious concern ... Iran's intention to resume suspended nuclear activities. It urges Iran not to take this step ... at a moment when international confidence in the peaceful nature of (Tehran's nuclear) program is far from restored.