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Lord Robertson
in Poland
NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, travelled to Warsaw,
13-14 February 2002, to meet Prime Minister Leszek Miller, Foreign
Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz and Defence Minister Jerzy
Szmajdzinski. Among the issues discussed were the implementation
of Poland's defence reform, the evolution of NATO's relations
with Russia, the enlargement process and initiatives currently
being developed by the Alliance to combat terrorism.
Lord Robertson also met the Speaker of the Parliament and of
the Senate, and top military officials. He was invited to give
a speech on "Building Security in an uncertain world"
in which he highlighted the need for the Alliance to adapt to
new security threats, improve European and Canadian forces and
reinforce NATO-Russia relations. "I recognise, he stated,
that there are quite a few people who get nervous whenever we
talk about closer cooperation with Russia. Many in Russia feel
the same way about closer cooperation with NATO. […] The
real threats to our security, from regional instability to the
proliferation of ballistic missile technology and nuclear, biological
and chemical agents, to terrorism, to cyber-warfare, to organised
crime, do not recognise borders and are faced by NATO Allies
and Russia alike. Isolating or ignoring Russia would only hobble
our response to those dangers".
Additional
information:
- "Building
Security in an Uncertain World" - Speech
by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson in Warsaw, Poland
- 14 February 2002
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