THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL

BRUSSELS28~29 JUNE 1982

Documents in the dossier include:

ConclusionsSession ofthe European Council

Reproduced from The European CouncilDossier of the Group ofthe European People s Party

Luxembourg 1990

European Council in BrusselsReproduced from the Bulletin of the European Communities, No. 6/1982

EC Summit Discusses the Middle East and Relations with the United StatesEuropean Community News No. 21/1982European Community Infonnation Service

Washington DC

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CONCLUSIONS OF THE SESSIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCn... (1975 -1990)

Brussels. 28 and 29 June 1982

Session of the European Council

Brussels, 28 and 29 June 1982

Conclusions

E~ onomic and sodal sihmtion, investment policy

TI1eEuropean Council discu$sed the economic and social situation on the basis of theCO! amission report. It confirmed the conclusions it had reached in March regarding a coordinated

policy for combating unemployment by promoting productive investment, increasing competitive-nes ; and productivity as well as the development of a Community industrial strategy based on ateet lIlology and innovation policy. It agreed to step up efforts in the following three areas:

Modernization of European economic structures

rms objective can be attained only if investment is developed purposefully. Inline with its conclusions in March, the European Council welcomed with inter-est the guidelines proposed by the Commission in its report.

It calls upon the Member States to take account of the priority to be given to de-veloping investment when formulating their economic and budget policies. Itasks for practical proposals fOf its December meeting.

In addition it looks forward to proposals for the development of new techno-logies, particularly on the basis of Ihecommunication of the Commission oncommunications.

Increased convergence of the economies of the Community

Development of investment will be a vain hope unless government$ manage toconvince public opinion, economic circles and both sides of industry of theneed to transfer resources in favour of both public and private productiveinvestment.

A specific Community measure to combat unemployment , particularly in the caseof young people

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CONCLUSIONS OF THE SESSIONS or THE EUROPEAl'l CO' JNUL (! 975 - 19'10)

Brussels. 28 (wd 29 June )!i8?

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The European Cooocil asks!:h~ Joint Council (Miruste:rx of Finance, EconomicAffairs and Social Affairs) to adopt film decisions, 013 a proposal from the

Commission, at its November meeting.

The European C'.:oundl !:herefore requests that the discussions in meetings of

the Council, particularly that in July on D.ational budgetary guidelines for 1983,should aim at guaranteeing !:hat such guidelines are compatible with the

cOmmon objectives.

Middle East

The Ten maintain !:heir vigorous condemnation of Ihe Israeli invasion of Lebanon.They are greatly concerned about Ihe situation in that C(luntry and in particularin Beirut. 'They believe Ihat the present cease- fire must at all costs be preserved.

This cease-fire should be accompanied on one hand by an inunediate withdraw-al of Israeli forces from their positions around the Lebanese capital as a firststep towards their complete withdrawal, and on the other hand by a simul-taneous withdrawal of the Palestinian forces in West Beirut in accordance with

procedures to be agreed between the parties.

in order to facilitate this withdrawal the separation of forces would be control-led dm.mg this short transitional period by Lebanese forces and, by agreementwith the l..ebanese Government, by UN observers or forces.

The establishment of a final peace in the Lebanonn;qairesthe complete andprompt withdrawal Df Israeli forces from that country as well as the departureof.all foreign forces except those which may be authorized by a legitimate andbroadly representative Government of Lebanon whose authority would be fullyreestablished over all its national territory. The Ten support all efforts for theachievement of these objectives.

For the present the Ten have decided to continue their activity to bring relief tothe population in distress and, in iliis context, caJl on all parties to act in accord-ance with Security COlIDciJ. Resolutioi1S 511 and 512 and to cooperate with therespoi1Sib!effitemational agencies as well as with UnifiL They are also .ready in

due course to assist in the recoi1Stfuction of Ihe country.

Arnd.ous to initiate, over and above the settlement of the Lebanese problem, thelasting restoration of peace and. security in the region, the Ten wish to see nego-tiatioi1S based on the principles of security for an States and justice for all peo-ples. AU till" parties concerned should 1:-it': associated with Ihese and thus shouldaccept one another s existence. Israel will not obtail) the security to which ithas a right by using force and creating ' faits accomplis ' but it can find iliis se-curity by satisfying the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people, whoshould have the opportunity to exercise their right to selt-determination with allthat iliis implies.

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CONCLUSIONS OF THE SESSIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCn.. (1975 - 1990)Brussels. 28 and 29 June 1982

They believe that fOf negotiations to be possible the Palestinian people must beable to commit themselves to them and thus to be represented at them. The po-sition of the Ten remains that the PLO should be associated with the negotia-tions.

The Ten wish to see the Palestinian people in a position to pursue their de-mands by political means and wish that the achievement of these should takeaccount of the need to recognize and respect the existence and security of all.

Iraq-Iran

TIle Ten express their deep concern at the continuation of the damaging conllict between Iraqand Iran, which is destructive for the two countries and seriously threatens the.security and stabili-

ty of the region.

TIley repeat the appeal which they made on 24 May fOf an end to hostilities and a negotiatedseulement.

'They call for an intensification of the peace efforts currently under way, and declare them-selves ready to assist in these.

Latin America

TIle European Council has examined the state of the relations of the Ten with the countries ofLatin America and the Caribbean.

It confirmed the lively interest that the Ten attach to the development of their relations withthe peoples of this part of the world, with so many links with Europe and called upon to play an ex-panding role on the world stage. In this spirit it instructed ministers to study appropriate means tostrengthen cooperation between the Ten and this region.

'The European Council asked the Community institutions to pursue actively the study withwhich they had already been entrusted of the problem of aid to Central. America. It also discussedthe means of helping, with the agreement of the countries concerned, to reduce tension and pro-mote peace in this latter region.

European Community / United States relations

The European Council had a detailed discussion of the development of economic relations be-tween the European Community and the United States.

In particular, the European Council considered that it was in the interests of the world econo-my to adhere to the lines of policy agreed by the participants at the Versailles summit It confirmedits intention, for its part, of doing so to the full.

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CON( 'LUSIONS OF TIIE SESSIONS OF TIIE EUROPEAN COUNC:lL (1975 - 1990)BrwiS' Is. 28 and 29l1.1nl! 1982

It considered that a lowering of interest rates was a prerequisite for the recovery of the worldeconomy and expressed the hope that the US Administration and Congress will take the necessarydecisions to resolve the problem of the budget deficit

So far as trade Pf)licy issues were concerned, the European Council confirmed the conclu-sions of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, meeting in the Council

011 21 and 22 June, with respect

to the decisions or intentions announced by the United States concerning steel mmets, and export

and lJcensing of equipment for inclusion in the gas pipeline, and those concerning the commonagricultural policy.

The European Council emphasized its view that the maintenance of the open world tradesystem will be seriously jeopardized by unilateral and retroactive deci$ions on international trade,attempts to exercise e:KttatemtQrialiegal powers and measures which prevent the fulfilment ofexisti ng trade contracts.

file European Council expressed its concern at these recent developments, which could haveadverse consequences for their relations with the United States.

rhe European Council therefore considered that il was of the highest importance:

(a) to defend vigorously the legitimate interests of the Community in the appropriatebodies, in particular the GAIT;

(b) 10 m.ake sure that tile Community, in managing trade policy, acts with as muchspeed and eftici.ency as its trading partners;

(c) that a genuine and effective dialogue take place betWeen those in the UnitedStates and the Community responsible for decisions in the areas of possible dis-pute. This dialogue should be instituted as a matter of urgency.

'The Communi-

ty for its part is prepared to make a COl1str\.lctive contribution to this dialogue.

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European Council in Brussels

1. The European Council met for thesecond time this year in Brussels on 28 and29 June with Mr Wilfried Martens, PrimeMinister of Belgium ' and President of theCouncil, in the chair. Mr Thorn and MrOrtoli represented the Commission.

The European Council' activities were

dominated by topical issues-the conflict inthe Middle East and the measures recentlytaken by the United States1 occupied theHeads of State or Government for most ofthe meeting. The progress made in the mem-bership negotiations with Spain and Portugalwas also considered.

The European Council discussed theeconomic and social situation against thebackground of the conclusions reached atthe March meeting.2 It was agreed to stepup efforts to modernize economic structureshelp national economies converge and com-bat unemployment, particularly youth unem-ployment.

The Commission had prepared threememoranda-on relations with the UnitedStates, on the economic and social situationand on investment incentives-as a basis forthe European Council's discussions.

Conclusions of the Europear. Council

European Community UnitedStates relations

5.2. 'The European Council had a detaileddiscussion of the development of economic rela.tions between the European Community and theUnited States.

In particular, the European Council consideredthat it was in the interests of the world economyto adhere to the lines of policy agreed by the par-ticipants at the Versailles Summit. It confirmed itsintention, for its part, of doing so to the full.

It considered that a lowering of interest rates wasprerequisite for the recovery of the world

economy and expressed the hope that the US Ad-ministration and Congress will take the necessarydecisions to resolve the problem .of the budgetdeficit.

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So far as trade policy issues were concerned, theEuropean Council confirmed the conclusions ofthe Ministers for Foreign Affairs, meeting in theCouncil on 21-22 June, with respect to the deci-sions or intentions announced by the UnitedStates concerning steel markets, and export andlicensing of equipment for inclusion in the gaspipeline, and those concerning the common ag-ricultural policy.

The European Council emphasized its view thatthe maintenance of the open world trade system

will be seriously jeopardized by unilateral and re-troactive decisions on international trade, at-tempts to exercise extraterritorial legal powersand measures which prevent the fulfilment of ex-isting trade contracts.

The European Council expressed its concern atthese recent developments, which could have ad.verse consequences for their relations with theUnited States.

The European Council therefore considered thatit was of the highest importance:(a) To defend vigorously the legitimate interestsof the Community in the appropriate bodies, inparticular the GAIT;(b) To make sure that the Community, in man-aging trade policy, acts with as much speed andefficiency as its trading partners;(c) That a genuine and effective dialogue takeplace between those in the United States and theCommunity responsible for decisions in the areasof possible dispute. This dialogue should be insti-tuted as a matter of urgency. The Community forits part is prepared to make a constructive con-tribution to this dialogue.

Economic and social situationinvestment policy

5.3. 'The European Council discussed theeconomic and social situation on the basis of theCommission report. It confirmed the conclusionsit had reached in March regarding a coordinatedpolicy for combating unemployment by promot-ing productive investment, increasing competitive-ness and productivity as well as the developmentof a Community industrial strategy based on atechnology and innovation policy. It agreed tostep up efforts in the following three areas:

Points 2.2.41 to 2.2.46.Bull. EC 3- 1982, point 1.3. 1 et seq.

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Modernization of European economic struc-tures

This objective can be attained only if investment

is developed purposefully. In line with its conclu-sions in March, the European Council welcomedwith interest the guidelines proposed by the Com~mission in its report.

It calls upon the Member States to take accountof the priority to be given to developing invest-ment when formulating their economic andbudget policies. It asks for practical proposals forits December meeting.

In addition it looks forward to proposals for thedevelopment of new technologies, particularly onthe basis of the communication of the Commis-sion on communications.

Increased convergence of the economies of

the Community

Development of investment will be a vain hopeunless governments manage to convince publicopinion, economic circles and both sides of indus-try of the need to transfer resources in favour ofboth public and private productive investment.

specific Community measure to combatunemployment, particularly in the case young people

The European Council asks the Joint Council(Ministers of Finance, Economic Affairs .and So-cial Affairs) to adopt firm decisions, on a propos-al from the Commission, at its Novembermeeting.

The European Council therefore requests that thediscussions in meetings of the Council, particular-ly that in July on national budgetary guidelinesfor 1983, should aim at guaranteeing that suchguidelines are compatible with the common ob-jectives. '

Middle East

5.4. '1. The Ten maintain their vigorouscondemnation of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.They are greatly concerned about the situation inthat country and in particular in Beirut. They be-lieve that the present cease-fire must at all costs

be preserved.

This cease-fire should be accompanied on onehand by an immediate withdrawal of Israeliforces from their positions around the Lebanesecapital as a .first step towards their completewithdrawal, and on the other hand by a simul-taneous withdrawal of the Palestinian forces in

West Beirut in accordance with procedures to beagreed between the parties.

In order to facilitate this withdrawal the separa-tion of forces would be controlled during thisshort transitional period by Lebanese forces and,by agreement with the Lebanese Government, byUN observers or forces.

2. The establishment of a final peace in theLebanon requires the complete and prompt with-drawal of Israeli forces from that country as wellas the departure of all foreign forces except thosewhich may be authorized by a legitimate andbroadly representative Government of Lebanonwhose authority would be fully re-establishedover all its national territory. The Ten support allefforts for the achievement of these objectives.

3. For the present the Ten have decided to con-tinue their activity to bring relief to the popula-tion in distress and, in this context, call on allparties to act in accordance with Security CouncilResolutions 511 and 512 and to cooperate withthe responsible international agencies as well as

with UNIFIL. They are also ready in due courseto assist in the reconstruction of the country.

4. Anxious to initiate, over and above the settle-ment of the Lebanese problem, the lasting resto-

ration of peace and security in the region, the Tenwish to see negotiations based on the principlesof security for all States and justice- for all peo-ples. All the parties concerned should be associ-ated with these and thus should accept oneanother s existence. Israel will not obtain the sec-urity to which it has a right by using force and

creating faits accomplis but it can find this secur-

ity by satisfying the legitimate aspirations of the

Palestinian people, who should have the oppor-tunity to exercise their right to self-determinationwith all that this implies.

They believe that for negotiations to be possiblethe Palestinian people must be able to committhemselves to them and thus to be represented atthem. The position of the Ten remains that thePLO should be associated with the negotiations.

The Ten wish to see the Palestinian people in aposition to pursue their demands by politicalmeans and wish that the achievement of theseshould take account of the need to recognize and

respect the existence and security of all.

Iraq-Iran

1.5.5. 'The Ten express their deep concern atthe continuation of the damaging conflict bet-ween Iraq and Iran, which is destructive for thetwo countries and seriously threatens the securityand stability of the region.

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They repeat the appeal which they made on 24May for an end to hostilities and a negotiated set.tlement.

They call for an intensification of the peace ef-forts currently under way, and declare themselvesready to assist in these.

Latin America

6. 'The European Council has examined thestate of the relations of the Ten with the coun-tries of Latin America and the Caribbean.It confirmed the lively interest that the Ten attachto the development of their relations with thepeoples of this part of the world, with so manylinks with Europe and caned upon to play an ex-panding role on the world stage. In this spirit itinstructed Ministers to study appropriate meansto strengthen cooperation between the Ten andthis region.

The European Council asked the Community in-stitutions to pursue actively the study with whichthey had already been entrusted of the problem ofaid to Central America. It also discussed themeans of helping, with the agreement of thecountries concerned, to reduce tension and prom-ote peace in this latter region.'

Statements and comments

7. When the European Council meetingended on 29 June, the President of the Com-mission and the President of the Councilheld their usual press conference and the

Heads of State or Government issued sepa~rate statements.

The President of the Council, Mr Martensmade statements on enlargement and on theMiddle East on the basis of the guidelineslaid down by the Heads of State or Govern-ment.

On enlargement, Mr Martens said that theEuropean Council had confirmed its previ-ous statements, particularly the one made inLondon in November 1981 1 on the MemberStates ' resolve to make progress with the ac-cession negotiations; at the same time it hadasked the Commission to list the problemswhich enlargement poses for Communitypolicies and for each of the Member States.On the Middle East, Mr Martens said thatthe Heads of State or Government had had adetailed discussion of the situation in Leba-

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non and the conflict in the Middle East andhad agreed to confirm that the signature ofthe second Financial Protocol between theCommunity and Israel would be deferred, aswould the next ministerial-level meeting ofthe EEC-Israel Cooperation Council. Hestressed that the Member States were notselling any military equipment to Israel atpresent.

1.5.8. The President of the CommissionMr Thorn, expressed his satisfaction that theEuropean Council had reverted to the formit was originally intended to take, makingpossible a free and flexible discussion and afrank exchange of views leading to an effec-tive analysis of the situation.

On enlargement, he stated that it wasimpor-tant to dispel any ambiguity about the Tenpolitical intentions: these had not changed.

9. Some of the Heads of State or Gov-ernment took the opportunity to make state-ments on the more particularly 'Europeanissues of enlargement and relations betweenthe Community and the United States whichexpressed their individual views. Mr Mitter-rand, for instance, described the measures

taken by the Americans2 as 'vexatious, un-fair and dangerous ' and ' veiled protection-

ism , accusing Washington of grave breachesof solidarity.

Mr Spadolini referring to the VersaillesSummit, considered that there was no pointin holding summits if the results were to becontradicted afterwards; he added that stepswould be taken at Community and bilaterallevel to ensure that no hasty measures wereintroduced that might lead to a trade war.

Standing in for Mrs Thatcher, who had toleave Brussels before the meeting ended, MrPym pointed out that the British PrimeMinister had voiced her concern about theAmerican measures to President Reaganwhen she was in the United States. Mr Pymfelt that the text finally adopted was a fairbalance between the concern caused by

1 BulL EC 11-1981 , point 1.1.Points 2.2.41 to 2.2.46.

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America s decisions and the wish to see theproblems resolved by discussion and negotia-tion.

10. As regards the enlargement of theCommunity to take in Spain and PortugalMr Mitterrand referred to the problems itentailed both for the Member States and forthe Community. The stocktaking which theEuropean Council was asking the Commis-

sion to undertake did not mean that the cur-rent negotiations would be held up.The Italian Prime Minister pointed out thathe had suggested that 1 January 1984should be confirmed as the date for Spainand Portugal's accession and that a transi-tion period should be determined that wouldprevent accession from having any adverseeffects on the workings of the Communityor on its relations with the Mediterraneancountries.

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NO. 21/1982June 30, 1982

EC SUMMIT DISCUSSES THE MIDDLE EASTAND RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES

The European Summit meeting of the Heads of State and Governmentof the ten member countries of the European Community which tookplace in Brussels on June 28-29 was chiefly concerned with thecurrent situation in the Middle East and the recent u. S. measureson European steel exports and the Siberian natural gas pipeline.

In addition to the communique, Wilfried Martens, Prime Ministerof Belgium and president of the Council, announced at theconclusion of the meeting that the EC would suspend the signingof the second financial protocol between the European COIILTIlUnityIsrael and postpone the next ministerial meeting on EC-Israelico-opera tion.

The full text of the official communique follows:-

European Community - United States Relations

The European Council had a detailed discussion of the developmentof economic relations between the European Community and theUnited States.In particular, the European Council considered that it was in theinterests of the world economy to adhere to the lines of policyagreed by the participants at Versailles. It confirmed itsintention for its part of doing so to the full.It considered that a lowering of interest rates was a prerequisitefor the recovery of the world economy and expressed the hope thatthe US .Administration and Congress will take the necessarydecisions to resolve the problem of the budget deficit.

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Washington office: 2100 M Street NW Washington DC 20037 / telephone (202) 862-9500 / telex: 89-539 EURCOM

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY !NFORMAT!ON SERVICENew York office: 1 Dag Hammarsl(jold Plaza , 245 E 47th Street New York , New York 10017/ telephone (212) 371-3804

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So far as trade policy issues were concerned, the European Councilconfirmed the conclusions of the Ministers for ;Foreign Affair.meeting in the Council on 21...22 .June, with respect to thedecisions or intentions announced by the United States concerningsteel markets, and export and licencing of equipment for inclusionin the gas pipeline, and those concerning the common agriculturalpolicy.

The European Council emphasised its view that the maintenance ofthe open world trade system will be seriously j eopardised byunilateral and retroactive decisions on international trade,attempts to exercise extraterritorial legal powers and measureswhich prevent the fulfilment of existing trade contracts. TheEuropean Council expressed its concern at these recent developmentswhich could have adverse consequences for their relations with theUni ted States.The European Council therefore considered that it was of thehighest importance:

a) to defend vigorously the legitimate interests of the Communityin the appropriate bodies, in particular the GATT,

b) to make sure that the Community, in managing trade policy,acts with as much speed and efficiency as its trading partners,c) that a genuine and effective dialogue take place between thosein the United States and the Community responsible for decisionsin the areas of possible dispute. This dialogue should beinstituted as a matter of urgency. The Community for its part isprepared to make a constructive contribution to this dialogue.Economic and Social Situation, Investment Policy

The European Council discussed the economic and social situationon the basis of the Commission report. It confirmed theconclusions it had reached in March regarding a co-ordinated policyfor combatting unemploYment by promoting productive investment,increasing competitiveness and productivity as well as thedevelopment of a Community industrial strategy based on a technologyand innovation policy. It agreed to step up efforts in thefollowing three areas:

Modernization of European Economic Structures

This objective can be attained only if investment is developedpurposefully. In line with its conclusions in March, the EuropeanCouncil welcomed with interest the guidelines proposed by theCommission in its report.

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It calls upon the member states to take account of the priorityto be given to developing investments when formulating theireconomic and budget policies. It asks for practical proposalsfor its December meeting.

In addition it looks forward to proposals for the development ofnew technologies, particularly on the basis of the communicationof the Commission on Communications.

Increased Convergence of the Economies of the Community

Development of investment will be a vain hope unless governmentsmanage to convince public opinion, economic circles and both sidesof industry of the need to transfer resources in favour of bothpublic and private productive investment.

A Specific Community Measure to Combat Unemploymentparticularly in the case of Young people

The European Council asks the joint council (Ministers of Finance,Economic Affairs and Social Affairs) to adopt firm decisions, on aproposal from the Commission, at its November meeting.

4. The European Council therefore requests that the discussionsin meetings of the Council, particularly that in ,July on nationalbudgetary guidelines for 1983, should aim at guaranteeing thatsuch guidelines are compatible with common objectives.

Middle East

1. The Ten maintain their vigorous condemnation of the Israeliinvasion of Lebanon. They are greatly concerned about the situationin that country and in particular in Beirut. They believe that thepresent ceasefire must at all costs be preserved.

This ceasef ire shouldwithdrawal of IsraeliLebanese capital as aand on the other handforces in west Beirutbetween the parties.

be accompanied on one hand by an immediateforces from their positions around thefirst step towards their complete withdrawal,by a simultaneous withdrawal of the Palestinianin accordance with procedures to be agreed

In order to facilitate this withdrawal, the separation of forceswould be controlled during this short transition period by Lebaneseforces and, by agreement with the Lebanese government, by UNobservers or forces.

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2. Th~' establishment of a final peace in the Leb~:mQn requiresthe complete and prompt withdrawal of !sraeli forces from thatcountry as well as the departure of all foreign forces exc.eptthose which may be authorised by a legi ttmate and broadlyrepresentative government of Lebanon whose authority would befully reestablished over all its national territory. The Tensupport aLL efforts for the achievement of these objectives.

3. For the present, the Ten have decided to continue theiractivity to bring relief to the population in distress and, inthis context, call on all parties to act in accordance withSecurity Council resolutions 511 and 512 and to co-operate withthe responsible international agencies as well as with UNIFIL.They are also ready in due course to assist in the reconstructionof the country.

4. Anxious to initiate, over and above the settlement on theLebanese problem, the lasting restoration of peace and securityin the region, the Ten wish to see negotiation based on theprinciples of security for all states and justice for all peoples.All the parties concerned should be associated with these and thusshould accept one another s existence. Israel will not obtain thesecurity to which it has a right by using force and creatingfaits accomplis , but it can find this security by satisfying thelegitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people, who should havethe opportunity to exercise their right to self-determination withall that this implies. They believe that for negotiations to be possible the Palestinianpeople must be able to commit themselves to them and thus to berepresented at them. The position of the Ten remains that the PLOshould be associated with negotiations.

The Ten wish to see the Palestinian people in a position to pursuetheir demands by political means and wish that the achievement ofthese should take account of the need to recognise and respect theexistence and security of all.

Latin America

The European Council has examined the state of the relations of theTen with the countries of Latin America and the Carribean.It confirmed ' the lively interest that the Ten attach to thedevelopment of their relations with the peoples of this part ofthe world, with so many links with Europe and called upon to playan expanding role on the world stage. In this spirit it instructed

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Ministers to study appropriate means to strengthen co-operationbetween the Ten and this region.

The European Council asked the Community institutions to pursueactively the study with which they had already been entrusted ofthe problem ot aid to Central America. It also discussed themeans ot helping, with the agreement of the countries concerned,to reduce tension and promote peace in this latter region.

Iraq- Iran

The Ten express their deep concern at the continuation of thedamaging conflict between Iraq and Iran, which is destructivefor the two countries and seriously threatens the security andstability of the region.

They repeat the appeal which they made on 24 May for an end tohostilities and a negotiated settlement.They call for an intensification of the peace efforts currentlyunder way, and declare themselves ready to assist in these.

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