Mr. Declan Power:

To answer Deputy Gibney's question, I am in favour of multilateralism. We have achieved things when we approach things in a multilateral way. By whatever definition you might pursue of neutrality, it is a unilateral act. Neutrality is staying aloof. The things we have achieved were not because we were neutral; they were because we were multilateral. Norway has achieved a huge amount of things and is recognised in the Third World as a bona fide peace broker.