C’est une bonne chose que les armes se soient tues.
It is good that the guns have fallen silent.
J'apprécie notamment que les critiques concernant la taille de notre pays, entendues lors de l'élection de notre ami Jacques Santer à la présidence de la Commission, se soient tues.
I am particularly glad that the criticisms regarding the size of our country, heard at the time of the election of our dear friend Jacques Santer to the Presidency of the Commission, have been stifled.
Il faut espérer que le Conseil ne mettra pas autant de temps à suivre notre proposition de geler les relations et les programmes TACIS pour la Russie jusqu'à ce que les armes se soient tues.
It is to be hoped that the Council does not need as long to follow up our proposal to freeze the expansion of relations and the TACIS programmes for Russia until such time as the weapons finally fall silent.
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