Mr. David Regan:

On the arms embargo, as humanitarians, our primary interest is a ceasefire and to enable safe humanitarian access. We are in a critical situation. People are hungry and a famine is going on. That is not to say that everything Ms de Barra said is not 100% correct; it is. We need a greater focus on how to get the actors involved to think about how they will stop this action. We see political forces in the world that have seen tensions grow. We saw it at the UN Security Council and across multiple African countries where we work. We see external actors coming in and seeking to take control or destabilise countries. It reinforces the importance of the EU playing an active role from a diplomatic perspective in engaging with Africa and in trying to secure the stability of the countries there. It is not the role every other country is playing at the moment. It is important that particular role is recognised at EU level and that we take action in that direction.