26 March 2014
Challenges ahead of NATO discussed in London
“The Russia-Ukraine crisis is a security issue not
only for Ukraine. Rather, it should be seen through the lens of the security of
the entire Euro-Atlantic area,” Undersecretary of State Bogusław Winid has told
a conference that marked the 15th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO.
Held on 26 March, the event was organized by the Polish Embassy in London in
cooperation with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a London-based
think tank, and the Embassies of the other Visegrad Group (V4) countries, i.e.
the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
“NATO’s stance on the Ukraine crisis will affect not
only the Alliance’s future, but also the future security architecture in Europe
and America,” noted Deputy Minister Winid. The panel discussion focussed on
challenges facing NATO today and tomorrow. The deputy chief of Poland’s
diplomacy pointed out that the upcoming NATO summit, which will be hosted by
the UK, should decide about the long-term consequences the Russia-Ukraine
crisis will have for NATO. Other panellists were Hungarian Deputy Foreign
Minister Zsolt Németh, Slovak Deputy Foreign Minister Peter Burian, and Czech
Deputy Foreign Minister Jiri Schneider, who is a former head of the Prague
Security Studies Institute.
Along with his V4 partners, Deputy Minister Bogusław
Winid also met with British Minister of State for Europe David Lidington. The
talks at the Foreign Office covered the V4’s cooperation with the UK within
NATO, and the situation in Ukraine. While in London, the deputy chief of
Poland’s diplomacy visited the Sikorski Institute, a Polish cultural centre
that gathers, makes available and protects the archives of the Polish
Government in exile and the Polish Armed Forces in the West.
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