Jeg tror også, det har haft betydning, at Rådet ikke har markeret sig i krisen i Mellemøsten. Dette hænger måske sammen med den interne krise i det land, der har formandskabet, hvor Italien i kraft af sin placering, sin geografiske position og sine historiske bånd faktisk ville kunne spille en meget væsentlig rolle.
I believe that to a large extent this can be attributed to an inadequate presence of the Council of Ministers in the Middle East crisis, perhaps related to the internal problems of the country exercising the presidency, while in fact Italy, owing to its position, its geographical position, and its historical ties, could have played a very important role.