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Lech KaczyÅ„ski: â€œIf the principle of territorial integrity is violated, Europe will face chaosâ€

13 August 2008 14:19 (UTC +04:00)

Leaders of EU member states called on the western states to interfere in the situation for solving Georgian-Ossetian, Georgian-Abkhazian conflicts and forcing out Russian troops from the territories of unrecognized republics.
President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus said that Georgian government should be allowed to protect its citizens, who had undergone violence in the territories under Russian occupation.
â€œIt is clear that Georgia has no right to solve the conflicts in its territory. Sovereignty is only on paper and the international community is not active enough. If we want peace to be established here, occupation troops should leave Georgia,â€ he said.
Mentioning World War II, Adamkus noted that connivance caused death of millions of people.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski demanded to put Article on recognition of Georgiaâ€™s territorial integrity into cease-fire pledge.
â€œIf the principle ensured long-term stability in Europe is violated, Europe will face chaosâ€, he said. Kaczynski added Georgia had obviously been undergone aggression and called European Union to be active.
â€œI call our biggest ally, responder for global security the US to ensure security of Georgia. Strict measures have been demanded on the situation occurred in Georgiaâ€, he said.
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves accused Russia of still believing â€œthe era of the empire was coming backâ€.
â€œSecurity of small nations and countries should be ensured by NATO, EU and the US. If we win aggression against Georgia, we will see restoration of situation existed till 1991â€, he said.
Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis announced that main subject of the negotiations should be focused on Georgiaâ€™s territorial integrity.