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Assemblée parlementaire de l’OTAN
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Ms Anna FOTYGA
Mr Jan DZIEDZICZAK
Delegation of the Sejm and the Senate
of the Republic of Poland to the NATO
PA
c/o Ms Natalia Jaskiewicz
International Affairs Bureau
Chancellery of the Sejm of the Republic
of Poland
SEJM
ul. Wiejska 4/6
PL-00-902 WARSAW
16 December 2013
Dear Anna, dear Jan,
Thank you for your letter regarding the postponement of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary
Council (UNIC) meeting, which was due to take place on 12 December in Brussels.
I fully share your view that the situation in Ukraine is of direct and relevance and great importance
to the NATO PA, and that we should continue to support the reform process and the country’s
Euro-Atlantic path. I also agree that the current crisis must be resolved peacefully, through a
dialogue between all political forces, with full respect for the freedom of expression and assembly.
UNIC provides a unique forum for NATO PA members to exchange views with their counterparts in
the Verkhovna Rada on all these issues, and we should make the fullest use of it particularly in the
current delicate environment.
I therefore fully support your suggestion of holding the next meeting of UNIC as soon as possible,
and, if that is feasible, in Ukraine.
Svitlana Svyetova at the NATO PA International Secretariat is already in contact with the Ukrainian
delegation to enquire about a possible date for holding the next meeting of UNIC in Kyiv. Please do
not hesitate to contact me or her should you have any further concerns or questions.
Thank you again for your strong commitment to, and active involvement in, furthering the NATO
PA’s relations with Ukraine.
Best wishes,
Hugh Bayley
The President • Le Président
Place du Petit Sablon 3 • 1000 Bruxelles • Belgique
Tel: +32 2 513 28 65 • Fax: +32 2 513 59 23 • email: [email protected] • website: www.nato-pa.int