Paying tribute to the millions who lost their lives in the "Great War" and changed circumstances, he said "90 years after the end of the First World War, the era of wars between countries of the European Union belongs to history."
Viņš piedalījās Francijas pilsētā Verdunā rīkotajā Pirmā pasaules kara beigu 90. gadadienas atceres pasākumā.