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Quotes from Speech at the Warsaw Summit of Council of Europe — Valdas Adamkus

born 1926 Lithuania

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European unity is the treasure that deserves all of our care and attention. It is in European unity that the strength, cultural and religious tolerance and the intellectual thought of Europe lies.

Speech at the Warsaw Summit of Council of Europe (2005)

One European country is missing at this forum. A country whose citizens subscribe to the values of the Council of Europe but who have been robbed of the opportunity to live by them. A neighbour of Lithuania remains a grey territory on the map of European democracies.

Speech at the Warsaw Summit of Council of Europe (2005)

Europe without dividing lines and Europe as a union of open and democratic states – this is an achievement which we aspire to celebrate with the whole family of European nations. Regrettably, today we cannot do this.

Speech at the Warsaw Summit of Council of Europe (2005)

Democracy, human rights and the rule of law are the shared values and key pillars on which we build and consolidate European democracies. The rules and standards that the Council of Europe has consistently worked for form the architecture of united Europe.

Speech at the Warsaw Summit of Council of Europe (2005)

Today we witness a unique development of European identity. More and more countries accede to Euro-Atlantic structures and contribute to this process. However, only respect for shared values and delivery on international commitments will be the true source of European identity.

Speech at the Warsaw Summit of Council of Europe (2005)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Valdas Adamkus (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.