Both sides of the Taiwan Straits should be looking to build mutual trust, not undermine it.

Everyone wants cross-straits relations to be peaceful and stable and develop to the mutual benefit of both sides. Anyone who tries to reverse this major trend will most certainly fail.

There will be constant monitoring of internal developments in Turkey -- political, economic, human rights.

Arafat is our interlocutor, as EU leaders said at the Barcelona summit on March 16. He remains our interlocutor and the legitimate authority.

Therefore once again we urge Iran to return to full suspension of enrichment and all related activities.

We will be in wait-and-see mode until the formation of the new Palestinian government. There will be a reaffirmation of our existing principles and I do not expect any alteration of that line.