European Parliament 23 March 2006, European Parliament resolution on the revision of the Cotonou Agreement and setting of the amount for the 10th EDF

— under no circumstances should the military operation consist of troops from only one Member State. The European character of the operation should be expressed in the participation of several Member States, — an intervention from the EU could only take place at the formal request of the Congolese interim government, — the deployment of troops under the command of the EU would have a double task: