London, 25/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - After their summit on 25 November in London, Jacques Chirac and Tony Blair affirmed in a joint statement that the EU must be able to have forces that it can deploy in an autonomous operation within 15 days in response to a crisis ("in Africa or elsewhere"), and in response to a request by the United Nations to stabilise a situation or meet short term needs until the arrival or reinforcement of UN peace-keeping troops. "The aim should be coherent, credible...