Was the European proposal for the EU’s intervention strategy in the Middle East conflict discussed?
There’s a working document. It’s one of the elements under discussion but is not intended to be approved as such. CHINA The Chinese foreign minister today demanded concrete measures to repair the strained relations between France and China. What’s your feeling about these statements and what sort of concrete measures is France prepared to make? I don’t know what these “concrete measures” encompass exactly. We want to have a relationship with China founded on dialogue, trust and mutual respect because we think it’s important. The French authorities have been clear. They are very attached to the partnership between the EU and China and between France and China. On the basis of the three principles I just mentioned—dialogue, trust and mutual respect—we believe intensely in the interdependence of great entities like China and the EU, and the vital role they have in many of the global governance issues. Moreover, President Sarkozy met a spiritual leader in Poland on the occasion of an anniv
