European Parliament
President.
– The next item is the Council and the Commission statement on Iraq.
(A number of Members raise banners with peace slogans)
Would the Members be so kind as to remove the banners and sit down so that we can listen to the Council’s statement. The honourable Members are well aware of the Rules of Procedure. Please sit down and remove the banners.
(The Members complied with the President’s instructions)
The President-in-Office of the Council, the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Papandreou, has the floor.

