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"The Council's position with regard to the United States is expressed in general terms, for example, in the statement made in Bonn on 21 June 1999. The Union and the United States stated at that time that, together, they could promote their common values, their common security and their common welfare in a more effective way than either of them could on their own. This statement also notes that these two entities together constitute a powerful force when it comes to accepting the challenges they are faced with, for example, instability in regions that are important to them both and new transnational threats to their common security. It was also pointed out that the new transatlantic agenda signed in Madrid in December 1995 has strengthened the opportunities for these entities to manage their tasks in Europe on a more structured basis on both sides of the Atlantic and elsewhere.
With regard to a European security and defence policy, it was noted more specifically in the presidency's report to the European Council in Nice that NATO, with regard to its Member States, remains the basis for the common defence of its members and will continue to play an important part in crisis management. It was also pointed out that the development of the common European security and defence policy will contribute to the vitality of the renewed transatlantic connection.
As regards the second part of the honourable Member's question, several Member States have, as you know, expressed their
opinions regarding the USA's plans for a national missile defence programme. A number of Member States have stressed how important it is to maintain global stability and contribute to disarmament and non-proliferation by means of an agreed framework for security. They have also stressed that, in this matter, there is a need for complete and open consultation between the United States and its partner. America has, in its most recent statements, confirmed its commitment in this respect.
At the conference last year on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the European Union maintained the importance of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty, also known as the ABM Treaty, as one of the pillars of strategic stability. The European Union also emphasised that it wants to keep this treaty."@en1
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