We need to rebuild the national community and strength in alliances, the Deputy Prime Minister and the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, said on Saturday during a gala celebrating the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO. He assured that when it comes to security, every voice in the public debate will be heard and taken seriously.
The event took place at the Grand Theater - National Opera in Warsaw.
“25 years ago, Poland made not only a military choice, but also a civilizational and geopolitical one, and joined the strongest contemporary defense pact for freedom. If we recall the first words of the Treaty, which was signed in Washington 75 years ago on April 4, they refer to fundamental values and human rights,” said Kosiniak-Kamysz. He further remarked, “NATO is more than a military pact, NATO is a way of pursuing the policy of life of nations and common organizations.”
He pointed out that the path to joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was not easy and required changes, transformation and “unification of all [political] forces.
Rebuilding alliances
“We need to rebuild the national community, we need strength in alliances not only in the one we are celebrating today, but also in the European Union. We need a strong, best organized, managed and equipped army of the Polish Army, our pride and glory,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
He emphasized that “in the face of the threat, the resurgent evil empire, there is no other choice than the force that is needed for freedom.” As he said, freedom today needs not only the strength of the Polish Army, but also of the country’s alliances and people.
“There is no freedom and security of the Polish state without the involvement of each of us in defense, civil protection, in the activities of non-governmental organizations, self-government, supporting everything we need to feel safe, and we must never, ever be afraid,” he pointed out, recalling the famous words of President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, that “the only thing that should really be feared is fear itself.”
Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed that Poland spends the most of all NATO countries on the army - over 4% of GDP. “We do this not to cause conflicts, to lead to war, we do it so that there will be no war, so that peace will prevail.” “We know well in Poland how much war costs, how many human lives, suffering, broken families, tears and tears, how many sacrifices you have to endure to fight for your freedom when you lose it. “Poles know well what the price of freedom, independence, sovereignty is,” he said, assuring that, drawing lessons from history, “we will do everything to make Poland a strong, safe and most beautiful country in the world.”
During the concert, commemorative statues were given to nine people who contributed to Poland joining the Alliance - former President Bronisław Komorowski (then head of the parliamentary defense commission), former Prime Ministers Waldemar Pawlak and Jerzy Buzek, former Minister of National Defense Janusz Onyszkiewicz, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dariusz Rosati, among others.
“25 years ago, Poland made not only a military choice, but also a civilizational and geopolitical one, and joined the strongest contemporary defense pact for freedom. If we recall the first words of the Treaty, which was signed in Washington 75 years ago on April 4, they refer to fundamental values and human rights,” said Kosiniak-Kamysz. He further remarked, “NATO is more than a military pact, NATO is a way of pursuing the policy of life of nations and common organizations.”
He pointed out that the path to joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was not easy and required changes, transformation and “unification of all [political] forces.
Rebuilding alliances
“We need to rebuild the national community, we need strength in alliances not only in the one we are celebrating today, but also in the European Union. We need a strong, best organized, managed and equipped army of the Polish Army, our pride and glory,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
He emphasized that “in the face of the threat, the resurgent evil empire, there is no other choice than the force that is needed for freedom.” As he said, freedom today needs not only the strength of the Polish Army, but also of the country’s alliances and people.
“There is no freedom and security of the Polish state without the involvement of each of us in defense, civil protection, in the activities of non-governmental organizations, self-government, supporting everything we need to feel safe, and we must never, ever be afraid,” he pointed out, recalling the famous words of President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, that “the only thing that should really be feared is fear itself.”
Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed that Poland spends the most of all NATO countries on the army - over 4% of GDP. “We do this not to cause conflicts, to lead to war, we do it so that there will be no war, so that peace will prevail.” “We know well in Poland how much war costs, how many human lives, suffering, broken families, tears and tears, how many sacrifices you have to endure to fight for your freedom when you lose it. “Poles know well what the price of freedom, independence, sovereignty is,” he said, assuring that, drawing lessons from history, “we will do everything to make Poland a strong, safe and most beautiful country in the world.”
During the concert, commemorative statues were given to nine people who contributed to Poland joining the Alliance - former President Bronisław Komorowski (then head of the parliamentary defense commission), former Prime Ministers Waldemar Pawlak and Jerzy Buzek, former Minister of National Defense Janusz Onyszkiewicz, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dariusz Rosati, among others.
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