"I want to say it is not perfect but it could not be better," d'Estaing was quoted as saying in an interview ahead of the signing. "It had to be acceptable for the 25 member states, the big ones, the little ones, the new ones and the old ones who are going to sign it tomorrow.
“Želim da kažem da nije savršen, ali i da nije mogao da bude bolji”, rekao je Desten u intervjuu pred potpisivanje. “Morao je da bude takav da bude prihvatljiv za svih 25 zemalja članica, one velike, one male, novopridošle i one stare koje će da ga sutra potpišu.