the commissioner and i will share objectives without question and i support the commission in its battle with the council but as we look at conferences like cites i see the japanese apparently going round from one embassy to another with a bag of gold
you would describe it as outreach work
so let me put a specific question to you as you touched upon the strengthening of the european union's diplomatic abilities
what meetings have you had or will you have with catherine ashton to discuss how the external action service can be brought into the service of the commission as a whole to ensure that our diplomatic abilities are played to the full
