It said that the group also wanted "to respect our international legal commitments."

The efforts which we are making to meet our international commitments cannot be challenged or called into question.

Comprehensive international commitment and a clear list of demands are therefore needed.

We also need a reform in order to live up to our international commitments.

Such a situation needs to be put right quickly by means of a serious, tangible and prompt international commitment.

Apart from the benefits to industry, there is an international political commitment that should be met.

It should, by the way, also respect its own international commitments in that field.

One of the Union's international commitments is indeed to promote democracy and human rights around the world.

It is up to the Council, and on the basis of respect for our international commitments.

We have further requirements placed upon us by global or international commitments.