The Liberal Democrats said existing legislation, which provides for a referendum when there is a proposal to transfersovereignty from the UK to the EU, was "the sensible way to approach the issue of referenda".
He said the Governing Council wants to know what the United Nations can do immediately and what its role could be after the transfer of sovereignty to Iraq.
He pledged to block any further "transfer of sovereignty or powers" to the EU over the course of this Parliament, promising to be more "robust" than Labour in defending Britain's national interest.
All of these will transfer to the Afghan sovereignty, and the U.S. forces will pull out from villages, will go to their bases, and Afghan sovereignty will be restored.
He stressed the UK coalition government's commitment to a referendum on Europe in the event of a "significant transfer of power and sovereignty" to the EU but said he did not believe that would necessarily happen as a result of the current negotiations.