Thomas Steg
Thomas Steg
extent government informed rules
We have rules on the extent to which the government would have to be informed and consulted.
accord agreed britain close doubt france germany position supports
There is no doubt that France supports an agreed position on close accord with Britain and Germany in the EU-3 group.
signal welcome
This is a humanitarian signal and we welcome it.
classified public
I don't know the classified version. I only know the public version, so I'm not able to give any comment.
concerned hands highly remain
We remain highly concerned about those still in the hands of the hostage-takers,
carried deal elections evidence fair free great
There is a great deal of evidence that these elections were not carried out in a free and fair manner.
less pay
We will have to pay less than we had expected, but we will pay more than in the past.