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weshare—isnotwillingtobecomealeaderofEuropeandefence.Wearelooking
forwardtoclosepoliticaldialoguewiththenewgovernmentsofSpainandItaly.
WeareworkingshouldertoshoulderwithSwedeninimplementingthe
EasternPartnershipandusheringinchangeintheEU)sentireneighbourhood.
Teworldtooknoticeofourdisarmamentproposalsputforwardtogetherwith
Norway,acountrywhichisalsoasourceofinspirationforusinthefieldof
sustainableexplorationofnaturalgasdeposits.
InJuly,whenPolandtakesovertheVisegradGrouppresidency,wewilltable
asetofinitiativesaimedatbeefingupourexcellentrelationswiththeCzech
Republic,SlovakiaandHungary.TodayHungaryshoulderstheresponsibility
forourregion)sreputationinthefieldofrespectingdemocraticprinciples.By
2016wewillhaveestablishedtheVisegradBattleGroup—ourregionalinput
intothedevelopmentoftheEU)sdefencecapacity.Ourkeypartners—Romania
andBulgaria—willbeinvitedtotakepartinmanyprojects,includingthose
coordinatedwithintheVisegradGroup.WearegladtoseeourtieswithEstonia
andLatviagroweverstronger.InourrelationswithLithuania,wearehopingfor
anewopeningwiththegovernmentwhichwillbesworninafertheOctober
elections.Unvaryingly,wesupportIsrael)srighttoexistwithinsecureboundaries,
butweadviseagainstwarwithIran.WeencouragedialoguewiththePalestinians.
LadiesandGentlemen!IntheEast,thingsareworsethanwewouldhave
wished,butmuchbetterthantheyhadbeeninthepast,orthantheycouldbe
rightnow.Wemustcountonevolutionarychangetooccur.BothPolandand
theEUwillolerincentivesforfurthertransformationinreplytotangible
transformationactivities,inlinewiththeprincipleof“moreformore.”Oneday,
wewouldliketolookatourEasternneighboursandquotethewordsofProfessor
JanKieniewicz,“thisisneitherEast,norWest—itisEurope,quitesimply.Europe
inthecontinent)sEasternsection,oranIntermariumoffreecitizensreturnedto
Europeafermanycenturies.”
Ukraineremainsourmostimportantnon-Atlanticstrategicpartner.Weare
invariablywillingtosupportit—solongasitchoosesitspro-Europeandestiny.
WecallontheUkrainianauthoritiestocreatepoliticalconditions—including
standardsofoppositiontreatmentandelectoralandjudicialnorms—whichwill
makeitpossibletosignandimplementtheEU-UkraineAssociationAgreement.
Wearelookingforwardtogreatfootballentertainmentduringtheupcoming
Europeanchampionship.
WehopethatthenewpresidentofRussiawillleadhiscountryonapathof
modernization,inlinewiththeexpectationsofRussiansociety.Wewillcontinue
toworktowardsPolish-Russianreconciliation,whichshouldtakeonaspiritual
dimensionduringtheupcomingandfirst-evervisitofthePatriarchofMoscow
andAllRussia.
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