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----- Original Message ----- From: "eruda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 5:43 PM Subject: NATO SUMMIT PRAGUE - LETTER TO RESPRESENTATIVES - JOIN YOURSELF > Dear Friends, > In November this year 2002 Summit NATO will take place in our homeland - the > Czech Republic. Our capital Praha (Prague), saved fortunately from the fate > of annihilation in the Second World War and therefore continuing to be > historical and cultural tourist gem, will be visited by highest > representatives of the NATO member states. > On this occasion the Czech Peace Society is going to send them and to > representatives of the member states of the Security Council of the UNO the > enclosed letter. > We are sending you the text of this letter in advance for your information. > In case you agree with the content, please join us by adding your signature > either as an individual or on behalf of your organization, institution or > movement. > We are looking forward to receive your kind reply towards October 28. which > we commemorate and celebrate for regaining our independence and sovereignty > as our Independence Day. Then we shall send the letter to the addressees. > We would be glad if you disseminate this information further. > Our aim is to achieve "Permanently sustainable peace in Europe and in the > world" > Czech Peace Society, Praha (Prague), the Czech Republic > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Fax: +420 233335616 > > > > > LETTER TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF STATES PARTICIPATING IN NATO SUMMIT, > PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, NOVEMBER 2002 > > NATO summit in November 2002 in Prague is significant event not only for > member states and candidate countries, but due to the fact that NATO is at > present the largest military group in the world manifesting extraordinary > political as well as power ambitions, a wide attention of the general public > is also riveted to it. > The original reason for founding NATO had been the defense against the > military force and possible hegemony of the Soviet Union, which called for > collective defense. However today the situation is different and this > original reason passed away. The Soviet Union does not exist and all > successor states fully accepted democracy. It is nevertheless evident that > the international political development has brought up in last years new > challenges and new demands with which are faced, but not only, the NATO > member states. > NATO today has been disposing not only with a huge capacity of classical > military equipment of all kind, but particularly with nuclear potential, > moreover its member countries have most developed economies of the world. > However all this material power enhances on the other side also the > responsibility towards the world. > In these connections we consider as important the following: > * to state that the Washington treaty shall be applied to the territory of > the NATO member states, > * to expect to be respected and applied by the NATO states the UNO Charter, > use of armed force to be exceptionally solely for the purpose of maintaining > peace and only after an explicit unambiguous resolution of UNO Security > Council and the article 51 permitting only to a state under attack to defend > itself against the aggressor by using its armed forces until the time when > the Security Council would pass a resolution on the situation, > * regarding the fact that all NATO members as well as candidate states are > member states of OSCE, we remind their obligations from the Helsinki Final > Act and the principle of the OSCE Helsinki Summit Declaration from 1992 > stressing that "no international effort can be successful unless all states > in a conflict seek for their conflicts peaceful solution". > We believe that the Prague NATO Summit will base its deliberation on > principles and on all provisions to which member and candidate NATO states > by accepting UNO Charter signed on. We believe that NATO member states would > not set out on the way of casting doubt on principles of international > relations and on valid international law. > We anticipate for the NATO member states not to make unilaterally use of > their power, to engage in international endeavor for lasting peaceful life, > to respect the natural rights and interests of other nations and that facing > new challenges they will follow the way of a broad equal and mutually > beneficial international co-operation. > > > NAME, FIRST NAME, TITLE - NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION: > TOWN, STATE: > CONTACT ADDRESS: > > --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
