Some are and they are not members of the contact group. This is a diplomatic effort by the Russians, the Americans and three European countries which have more direct influence than we have. We do not have a traditional presence there and I admit that. However neither are the Dutch, nor the Belgians, nor the Spanish and many others. We should not take offence at that.
We are on the ground and we are making the decisions in relation to Canadian soldiers. We are participating in the discussions at NATO. We are participating in the discussions at the UN.
I had the chance to talk to many of the leaders, the president of Croatia, Prime Minister Major and President Chirac, and the minister of foreign affairs in Bosnia who unfortunately was killed over the weekend. I met him in Paris. He told me the best soldiers in that very difficult situation were the Canadians. Therefore we will keep backing them up.