On 5 May 1969, on the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Statute of the Council of Europe, Willy Brandt, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and Chairman-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, gives a lukewarm assessment of the development of European integration over the past 20 years and outlines new strategies to be pursued with a view to the establishment of a European peace plan.