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"Mrs McKenna, the agreement reached in Helsinki allowing these new military structures to be established was a carefully considered agreement which was prepared under the Finnish Presidency. As you know, Finland is a country which has very legitimate national concerns in this respect and which clearly will have taken these aspects into account. What we are currently trying to create within the European Union, and will eventually create, is a capacity for specific intervention which, in those areas not requiring the use of military force, will not need a mandate from the UN Security Council. In other areas a resolution will of course be necessary. We expressly accept the need for this Security Council resolution where military forces are to be used in a given context.
The traditionally neutral countries, particularly the EU Member States which are not members of NATO, have managed to safeguard all their concerns in achieving this balance because this issue is clearly very delicate for these countries. They are not deceiving their people nor are they being economical with the truth. They are saying exactly what their commitment is. Clearly, their right of final veto over any decision is always guaranteed by the decision-making mechanism itself. Therefore, they can decide on a case-by-case basis as they see fit. This is the fundamental rule of the European Union for any situation requiring the participation of military forces."@en1
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