At the 524th meeting of the Council of Western European Union (WEU), held at ministerial level on 26 April 1977 in Strasbourg and chaired by French State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Pierre-Christian Taittinger, the delegations discuss the development of East–West relations. British Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Frank Ashcroft Judd assesses the development of British relations with the Soviet Union and the other countries in Eastern Europe and reviews the various actions taken by his Government since the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in 1973. Concerning the application of the final agreement of the conference, the French and British Governments emphasise the need to implement all the provisions in the Helsinki Final Act, maintaining constant pressure on the countries of Eastern Europe, particularly with regard to compliance with the humanitarian provisions. Moreover, the French representative affirms that détente should not be limited to Europe but that it should also extend to all other continents, particularly to Africa.