That's exactly why the strategic partnership agreement is so important. Being able to be identified by the EU as a strategic partner, to have them recognize not only the long-standing but the future possibilities and potential for cooperation, is extremely important. This is, despite the current vicissitudes in Europe, a major power, economically as well as politically, and one that we need to deal with in NATO, the G-8, and the G-20.
It's very useful for you as parliamentarians, as you're engaging with either members of the European Parliament or the national parliaments, to emphasize and to welcome that recognition of the long-standing relationship as a strategic one.