It will, of course, be difficult because even within Europe today there are deeply divergent views, with France and Germany, on one hand, the pro-war countries, on the other, and a group of countries in the middle such as Ireland, which I hope will be able to influence, bring together and act as a honest broker in the on-going discussions which will be taking place about the restoration of unity within the European Union. Unless the EU can speak with one voice, any suggestion that a unified common foreign policy and defence architecture can be put in place is misplaced.