not having been by your side 25 years ago.

My message to the Americans, to the American President, is that I am coming from Poland, which is in good shape; it is much different than ten years ago when last state visit from Poland...

Let us go the voting stations,

And what is politically extremely important, Europe can be united, the first time in the history, after a thousand… more than a thousand years.

Simon Wiesenthal and the institute he created played an absolutely vital role in showing the mechanisms of the Holocaust, pointing to those guilty of this genocide, … I hope that this message will be universally...

I am convinced that the changes do not represent a reversal of the process … that began with the Orange Revolution,

So I think that I can say, as the President of Poland, we’re proud that I am coming from Poland, which is different and what’s more important, much better than before.

We are very happy with the decision of today. Poland waited so long and now the doors to full NATO membership are open. We are very satisfied and we are ready to go forward.

These commemorations are intended to promote knowledge of Auschwitz as widely as possible and bring the truth about the camps to the younger generation,

Chancellor Schroeder tried to hide the obvious: he included the signature of this accord in his campaign ahead of the legislative elections of September 18,

So I think that is from the European perspective, for the European future, this engagement can be one of the most important and effective decisions in the last 50 years maybe.

Without that, the face of the world would not have changed, … the greatest moral authority of our time.

This is why today, as a citizen and as the president of the Republic of Poland, I beg pardon. I beg pardon in my own name, and in the name of those Poles whose conscience...

We are driving towards trans-Atlantic unity. We are against a conflict with the United States,

An indefatigable man moved by conviction that for the common good one has to search for truth.

So I think that is one of the reasons we can face some regional problems, which are very difficult, very dramatic and is necessary to have instruments to solve these problems. NATO is such instrument.

We think that the United States is a necessary factor in Europe as far as security, politics and the economy are concerned.

A great Pope – our most outstanding fellow countryman, the Holy Father, a good father to all of us, believers and non-believers, followers of different religions – is no more.

The grand coalition should work out to be the best solution for Germany, … Germany will remain close to Russia but will no longer depend on the very personalized symbols of Schroeder’s politics. Germany under...

There is simply no room for anti-Semitism in a democratic and law-abiding state,

Then, what I mentioned, this security system in the region, more countries in NATO means more zone, bigger zone, wider zone of security and stability.

never before have we had so much in common and never before has so much resulted from these bonds.

I am convinced the visit will take place, the pope has our invitation but it is up to him to decide when to come,

If that is the view, it is naive, … Trying to own the media, the parties and everything else is a totally artificial approach in today’s interconnected world. You will soon find that ‘your’ NGOs...

For this crime we should beg the souls of the dead and their families for forgiveness,

To be in the EU, it means to have same rules of… for economy, for social life, to be together in the majority of European countries.

[On the] 11th of September, all of us felt (like) New Yorkers, … to make sure there is no place in the world for terrorist madmen.

We all live in a free Poland, and there would be no free Poland without you, … Twenty-five years ago, I did not stand on the same side together with you, but today I have...

And I think to be in NATO for the countries of our region, it means more guarantees for us, it means more responsibility for our common security, but it means fulfillment of all standards of...

We shouldn’t exaggerate this referendum,

We are a strong democratic country.

But we have to think about the future, and we have to think about the right of the new president to make new decisions,

There have been no CIA jails in Poland and there are no CIA jails or prisoners.

And still the time, especially in the economy, is very tough, very difficult. It’s necessary to be active still, to work, to fight, to make our economy more competitive.

We have to show them that their interests are protected and that enlargement is good for all of Europe.

We are an American ally in NATO and in anti-terrorist coalition. And we want to be in the European Union very soon, beginning of 2004.

She understands the driving force of our times, the move to democracy, because she has lived it,

Following the Second World War, we are a country of one ethnicity. After the moving of the borders, after the tragedy of the Holocaust and the murder of Polish Jews, we don’t have large minority...

And we want to develop our strategy to partnership and friendship with the United States, which is connected with a very rich history but what is very important for our future.

There is reason for joy.

We welcome, we welcome this good cooperation between Russia and NATO.

No president is informed if some plane lands,

However, I don’t doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland,

But why EU is so interested to have Poland and some new countries inside, because it’s a huge mark. There’s almost 100 million people.

would mean the triumph of one side, and every triumph is dangerous because it carries the seed of arrogance, pride and mistakes.

Well, we are very glad that Russia is so close with NATO.

Such prisons do not exist on Polish territory … and there have not been any,

In this sense, Germans have behind them 30 to 40 years of experience, which would be very essential for us.

In my opinion, terrorism is a question which is not a short- term problem for all of us. It is a long-term fight. And NATO can play, and will play, a very crucial role in...

a man who did a huge service for the world’s modern history.