YouTube - Barroso, in Parma, remembers Polish President Lech Kaczynski

YouTube - Barroso, in Parma, remembers Polish President Lech Kaczynski

During a conference in Parma, Italy, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso remembered Polish President Lech Kaxzynski, who died in the Katin air crash in Russia on Saturday, together with 95 others, mostly members of the Polish elite.

Translation from French:
"Before getting to the todays discussion, I would like to refer to the tragedy that Poland and the whole Poland people are facing these two days. This is a shock for all of us. It's a shock for me personally, cause I new president Lech Kaczynski and his wife. This tragedy has provoked a very strong emotion in the whole Europe. By a terrible coincidence, this tragedy is an echo of another 60 years late Polish tragedy, tragedy of Katin. On our name, I want to ensure the Poland people of our compassion and of our support. For having knowing Lech Kaczynski, I know that he was an greate Polish patriot, who has fight for the freedom and solidarity and who also wanted an democratic Poland in a stronger Europe"