He also voiced hope that the "general concept" for the EU mission would be approved by the end of this month, so that the process of operational planning for the takeover could begin shortly after NATO's June summit in Istanbul.
On je takođe izrazio nadu da će «opšti koncept» misije EU biti odobren do kraja ovog meseca kako bi proces operativnog planiranja za preuzimanje dužnosti mogao početi ubrzo posle junskog samita NATO-a u Istanbulu.