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
Diplomatic initiatives continue, but I think we must continue with the NATO strategy to seek a just end to this conflict,
I am confident that today NATO is not only becoming larger but also stronger, more cohesive and more coherent,
On Kosovo, let me be quite clear that NATO will not stand idly by. We will not allow a repeat of the situation of 1991 in Bosnia,
NATO stands ready to act, ... We rule out no option to ensure full respect by both sides in Kosovo for the requirements of the international community.
NATO stands ready to act and rules out no option,
NATO is resolved to persevere until the violence in Kosovo has ended and a political solution has been reached,
NATO is ready to intervene if the situation requires,
NATO is ready for its new mission -- a mission to bring people back to their homes and to build a lasting and just peace in Kosovo,
NATO is preparing to go further if required to halt the violence and protect the civilian populations (in Kosovo),
As soon as Gen. Clark has confirmed this withdrawal has begun, I intend to instruct him to suspend NATO air operations,
NATO continues to support a political solution which brings an end to the violence in Kosovo,
Any attack with hostile intent against NATO verification aircraft will have the greatest consequence,
The military authorities of NATO are contemplating all the possibilities so that an embargo can be guaranteed, not only by NATO-friendly countries but also for other things,
If Milosevic does not comply, I can tell you that NATO is ready to act,