国际英语资讯:French Defense Minister calls for new chapters of European defense
<p><span word="MUNICH">MUNICH</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 16-- <span word="New">New</span> <span word="chapters">chapters</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="Parly">Parly</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 54<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Munich">Munich</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> (<span word="MSC">MSC</span>).</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>," <span word="Parly">Parly</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tyranny">tyranny</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span>," <span word="Parly">Parly</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revive">revive</span>".</p><p><span word="Parly">Parly</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robust">robust</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robust">robust</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Parly">Parly</span>, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2025.</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="deploy">deploy</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="Parly">Parly</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>... <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="NATO">NATO</span>) <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="implicated">implicated</span>," <span word="Parly">Parly</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="common">common</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dependence">dependence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2017 <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2017 <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Permanent">Permanent</span> <span word="Structured">Structured</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> (<span word="PESCO">PESCO</span>) <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p>
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