Isolated And Limited Vision Problem.

King Fahd Was Also Committed To The Strong And Trusting Relations Between France And Saudi Arabia. This Old Friendship, Which Began With An Exceptional Link Established By General De Gaulle, Took On A New Dimension Under His Reign, Helped By A Shared Vision Of What Was At Stake Regionally And Internationally.

The European Union And Russia Have An Identical Viewpoint. We Have Condemned Any Potential Revision Of The Abm Treaty, Believing That Such A Revision Will Involve A Risk Of Proliferation That Will Be Very Dangerous For The Future.

No One Can Act Alone In The Name Of All And No One Can Accept The Anarchy Of A Society Without Rules.

As Far As France Is Concerned, We Are Ready To Envisage Everything That Can Be Done Under Unscr 1441. [...] But I Repeat That Every Possibility Offered By The Present Resolution Must Be Explored, That There Are A Lot Of Them And They Still Leave Us With A Lot Of Leeway When It Comes To Ways Of Achieving The Objective Of Eliminating Any Weapons Of Mass Destruction Which May Exist In Iraq. I'd Like Nevertheless To Note That, As Things Stand At The Moment, I Have, To My Knowledge, No Indisputable Proof In This Sphere.

Our Approach And Our Vision ... Is Identical.