Swedish-German paper, an “excellent working basis” (P. De Crem)
The Belgian Minister of Defense, Pieter de Crem, greeted very positively, Tuesday, the recent German-Swedish paper (1), he greeted it. " It's a very positive approach. The German-Swedish paper (1) is an excellent way to start the work that was started and announced at the informal meeting in Ghent (2). explained the Minister who was invited to the "citizen controversy" of the Madariaga Foundation, devoted to permanent structured cooperation.
Shortly before, the Minister had explained what he meant by cooperation between Member States. " In fact, no area of cooperation should be excluded. And we don't want to exclude any colleague from participating in a project. Everyone should benefit from the experience. We will have the opportunity at the formal council on December 9 to have the opportunity to discuss with Lady Ashton (NB: who will chair the Council of Defense Ministers, for the first time) of the various results of Ghent.” For Minister µ, a statement apparently shared by the High Representative - “ current cooperation is insufficient. And the economic crisis is an opportunity that could help catalyze political will.”
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