European solidarity is necessary for the people of Ukraine, said the head of Poland

European Solidarity is necessary in the 1st turn to the people of Ukraine, told on Wednesday the head of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski, Saying the speech a speech at the Castle square in Warsaw in connection With the 25th anniversary of the first is not fully free elections in Poland in 1989. At a state ceremony in Warsaw profit presidents of the USA, Germany, France, Ukraine, as well as leaders of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe - only about 50 foreign delegations.

Polish leader in his own speech noticed that the poles turned out to realize their dreams and aspirations for freedom ". Komorowski reminded that the main driving force of the Polish change 25 years ago were citizens of Solidarity, " in Chapter 10 million stood Lech Walesa." due to the fact that we had so many, Solidarity survived and military situation, and the internment and 4 June 1989 in Poland ended communism ", - said the head of the country.

Komorowski said that the first is not fully free elections in Poland for the first time were not propaganda fiction." Triumphal March to freedom began in the capital of Poland, which was followed by a radical change in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Berlin wall fell, " said Komorowski.

the head of Poland recalled that during the 25 years that have passed Since the first fully free elections, the process of reconciliation With the Germans, and Ukrainians." From this perspective is still relevant reconciliation With the Russian people ", - noticed the head of Poland. Komorowski again reminded one of the main slogans of Solidarity: " there is No freedom without Solidarity ", " Our Solidarity necessary At the present time, in the 1st turn to the people of Ukraine, " Komorowski said, turning to present at the Castle square elected President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

4 June 1989 in Poland were the first in the Communist bloc free elections to the Parliament, which commenced the process of political and economic transformation. They are called not completely free because under the terms agreed upon during the national round table, 65% of the seats in the Sejm (the lower house) were reserved for representatives of the Polish United workers ' party and party - satellites, and 35% for the opposition.

in the upper house of Parliament-the Senate, where there were no restrictions, Solidarity won 99 seats out of 100. At the origins of democratic change in Poland stood the famous leader of the Solidarity trade Union, the Gdansk shipyard electrician, winner of the Nobel peace prize, and later the head of Poland Lech Walesa.


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