Patten warns of ‘clash of civilisations’

EU External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten warned there will be a clash of civilisations unless stability can be brought to central and Mideast.

Launching proposals for greater EU involvement with the UN, Mr Patten said that the survival of the multilateral system was now an issue.

He said that it was difficult not to be pessimistic about the situation in the region including Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel and Palestine.