third countries, but we must investigate the scope to improve the
working of this machinery.
The European Community works in a way that will be familiar
the gradual process of achieving a consensus.
to you
a slow process,
That is
and it can be hard fought, but it is also an
effective way of taking decisions so
of taking decisions so that everyone's interests
are taken into account.
But that does not mean that we can afford to be so preoccupied
with our internal discussions that we lose sight of the reality
of the world outside. If we were ever tempted to do that Saddam
Hussein has just reminded us of its impossibility.
And We have
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world-wide
like you in Japan, depend on the rest of the world for บน
materials and our markets.
responsibilities for maintaining peace and
peace and promoting
promoting economic
development. One of the aims of forging the Community has always
been to enable Europe to contribute more effectively to global
problems such as the environment and the promotion of open trade.
We are major investors
This is where I believe
I believe that within the Community Britain may
have a particular role to play. We have a long history of
dealing with peoples in every continent.
throughout the world. Above all, we have the habit of mind
thinking about problems in an international context. None of
this is of course unique to Britain. But it is one of the things
which we can contribute to Europe, to ensure that we all take
full account of the views of other friends around the world when
deciding on European policies.