Traduction de «Vers une politique étrangère canadienne visant le nord » (Français → Anglais) :

7. Stresses that the porosity of the Libyan borders and the lack of central political control have greatly facilitated the proliferation and trafficking of weapons, as well as the free movement of armed Libyan and foreigner groups; is concerned about the security spillover of the Libyan conflict on its immediate neighbours, in particular Egypt and Tunisia, but also Algeria; believes that the EU should use its diplomacy and foreign policy tools, within the remit of the common security and defence policy (CSDP) and other policies such as those on trade and cooperation to encourage those countries in the Middle East and North Africa regio ...[+++]n to engage positively in the transition process in Libya;

16. Takes the view that the revolutionary changes in North Africa and Middle East have made it clear that the EU's positive impact and long-term credibility in that region will depend on its ability to conduct a cohesive common foreign policy that is value-based and will clearly side with the new democratic forces; reiterates its demand for the EU to revise its democracy and human rights support policy so as to create an implementation mechanism for the human rights clause in all agreements with third countries;

19. Welcomes the appeal, signed by 25 Nobel Prize Winners, calling on the governments of the United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea, to support and implement steps to lower the operational status of their nuclear weapon systems in order to reduce the risk of nuclear catastrophe; supports the proposal made by the EU's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) for the establishment of a 'nuclear-free zone' in the Middle East, and calls for an effort to be made to this end;

In March 2000, a return visit to Ottawa of North Korean Foreign Affairs officials occurred which focussed on presenting and illustrating the three pillars of Canadian foreign policy: peace and security, economic prosperity, and Canadian values and culture.

What, though, can of course very well happen with further measures for 2003 in the common foreign and security policy area is that the resources in category 4, that is, in the foreign policy budget, will be insufficient to cover further measures for civil crisis management, and so it is my urgent appeal to the budgetary authority that they speedily examine the Commission proposal on the creation of a new financial instrument.

In the context of the review of the Canadian foreign policy and defence policies, is the minister in favour of this recommendation to create a Canadian peacemaking unit?