En ce qui concerne les relations extérieures, l'Afghanistan, le Moyen-Orient, la coopération euro-méditerranéenne, les Balkans, la Russie et l'Amérique latine ont été considérés comme les questions qui devraient se voir accorder la plus grande attention à court et moyen terme.
As far as external relations are concerned, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Euro-Mediterranean co-operation, the Balkans, Russia and Latin America were seen as the areas that should receive greatest attention in the short and medium term.