7 August 1998

Communiqu From the meeting of the President of the Republic of Poland Mr. Aleksander Kwaniewski with the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Mr. Javier Solana. President Aleksander Kwaniewski and Secretary General Javier Solana with concern the development of the situation in Kosovo which carries a danger of upsetting the political stability of the region of Europe. The escalation of combat operations and the suffering they inflict upon the civilian population coerce all the political forces in Europe into taking steps conducive to the inauguration of a dialogue between the belligerents to end the conflict. President A. Kwaniewski and Secretary General Solana noted with regret that President Slobodan Milosevic had failed to deliver on his promise made to the European Union that the armed operations of the Serb forces would be discontinued. President Aleksander Kwaniewski informed Secretary General Javier Solana about the efforts being made by Poland, currently the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, in pursuit of a resolution of the conflict in Kosovo. Secretary General Javier Solana advised President Aleksander Kwaniewski on the state of NATO's preparations for a reaction should the conflict spread. President of the Republic of Poland Mr. Aleksander Kwaniewski also informed the Secretary General on the state of Poland's preparations for NATO membership and the country's readiness to join the Atlantic Alliance upon the fulfillment by Poland of all the formal and legal terms of membership. President Aleksander Kwaniewski and Secretary General Javier Solana declare themselves satisfied with the progress of the integration process and appreciative of the immense historical and stabilising rle being played by the enlargement of the North Atlantic Alliance.