The proposals presented for discussion by the Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, were good and reasonable, but they were also urgent and they should have been supported, and I therefore regret – and this is the only way I can put it – that the European Union has given in to pressure from the United States, thereby spoiling what should have been an historic opportunity.
Les propositions présentées pour discussion par le secrétaire général, M. Kofi Annan, étaient non seulement bonnes et raisonnables, mais aussi urgentes.
