Staterne skal simpelthen bare acceptere det udkast, som konventet har frembragt, og droppe den ødelæggende idé om at ville omskrive eller opsplitte det.
– Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, only with a sense of irony or with a sense of humour – since, as Rabelais said that what distinguishes man is his capacity to laugh – can we talk about progress in the work of the Intergovernmental Conference.