Smaller European states are heading toward de facto disarmament, with little ability to support peace-keeping missions let alone engage in combat operations.
In Vienna the following day, the Secretary-General met with Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, and discussed a range of topics with him, including the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations, the need to continue to support Middle East peace talks, the current challenge of nuclear non-proliferation and the need for continued support for Afghanistan.