Puis, rejetant toute responsabilité de vigilance et d'action, il a conclu : " Selon moi, nous devrions partir du principe, surtout entre les pays d'Europe occidentale et les États-Unis, qu'il existe un groupe de pays qui mettent un point d'honneur à respecter l'État de droit et se conformeront à leurs engagements.
But then, abdicating any responsibility for being vigilant and active, he concluded: 'I think we ought to take the view, particularly as between Western European countries and the United States, that here is a set of countries which take a pride in abiding by the rule of law and will honour their agreements.