France and the UK - the EU's two permanent members of the UN Security Council - should represent the 'spirit of the EU', not just their national interests, according to the EU's High Representative for foreign policy, Javier Solana.
In an interview with German daily the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Mr Solana said that the UN Security Council plays a decisive role in war and peace and pressed for closer cooperation from the EU members of the council.
"If France and the UK can ...
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