4 March 2014
In Geneva on democracy and
human rights
“Only when human rights are fully respected democracy
can flourish,” said MFA Undersecretary of State Artur Nowak-Far in his address
at the 25th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The deputy chief of Poland’s diplomacy drew attention
to the strong correlation existing between democracy and human rights.
Moreover, he declared that Poland was prepared to support all parties
interested in enhancing democratic transition.
In his address on 3 March, Deputy Minister Nowak-Far
also expressed grave concern over recent developments in Ukraine. He called on
the Russian Federation to respect international law, including the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Ukraine. “Ukraine is an independent state with a
legally empowered government in the form of a democratically elected parliament
and its chairman acting as head of state,” said the deputy minister.
Dimitris Kourkoulas, Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece
now holding the Presidency of the EU Council (see www link below), and foreign
ministers of other countries, including Switzerland, the current OSCE Chair,
issued statements to that effect. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also
participated in the debate, presenting Moscow’s position concerning the current
situation in Ukraine.
Referring to the 25th anniversary of the Convention on
the Rights of the Child, Deputy Minister Artur Nowak-Far recalled the key role
that Poland played in drafting the document. Work on the Convention began at
the end of the 1970s on Poland’s initiative. The Polish deputy minister’s
address was also an occasion to express our deep concern over the human rights
situation in such countries as Syria, North Korea, Iran or Belarus.
MFA Press Office
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