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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.

I Never Like To Say That I 'believe' Anything. There Are No Ideas Worth Believing.

I Am Logically In Favour Of A Referendum. It Would Be The Only Legitimate Way.

National Missile Defense Is Of A Nature To Retrigger A Proliferation Of Weapons, Notably Nuclear Missiles. Everything That Goes In The Direction Of Proliferation Is A Bad Direction.

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.