26/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - CDU MEP Karl von Wogau wants a public debate on the security and defence strategy sketched out by EU High Representative for CFSP Javier Solana (see EUROPE/Documents No. 2320 of 26 June 2003). In a press release he said Javier Solana's document is a step in the right direction, noting that it is legitimate strategically to accept the use of force as the last resort. The strategy's credibility, he added, lies in the fact that it also highlights better prevention of crises. Von Wogau stressed the importance of transatlantic relations but highlighted the need in a multipolar work to create other strategic partnerships, noting the importance of clarifying relations between the EU and Russia, and the EU and Turkey in terms of defence.