WARSAW, Poland, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Former Polish President Lech Walesa says he will not take part in ceremonies marking the 26th anniversary of Solidarity unions he founded in 1980.
Walesa, who led the Solidarity shipyard unions in the Baltic city of Gdansk in revolt against the communist regime 26 years ago, also reiterated his intention to leave the unions, Radio Polonia reported Tuesday.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner said the reason for refusing to attend the Aug. 31 ceremony is a major disagreement with his one-time political allies and now Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and his twin brother, Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
Late in July, Walesa said he did not like changes in Poland since the conservative brothers took power last year.
The twin brothers have been involved in disagreements with Germany, France, Russia and the European Union's partners.
Walesa has known the Kaczynskis since their days in the Solidarity movement and he once fired them as presidential advisers.
