There is, and there will be, an increasing demand for a principled global security provider, for a superpower that believes in multilateralism and cooperation.

In a changing global landscape, Europe will be more and more an indispensible power.

There is a need for the European Union to use all potential we have on defense cooperation.

The European Union will continue to fully support multilateral global governance based on international law, human rights, and strong international institutions.

There is nothing more worrisome to ISIS than cooperation between 'the West' and the Muslim world, for it defies the narrative of a clash of civilisations the group is trying to revive.

Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean share a cultural heritage based on centuries of common history. And what is more, we share the same values and world view. We believe in a world order that is based on cooperation, on regionalism, on multilateralism.