In Kabul, he emphasized the strategic importance of securing Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.04.27

I took this decision because of the importance I attach to the strategic partnership between the European Union and China."

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

"This is not only a strategic interest of the United States, it is an issue of personal importance to me, and one I have worked on for almost four decades,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.06