Briefing the U.N. Security Council on a council mission to eight West African nations, U.K. Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry said that a regional approach was needed for the area, which included several states emerging from conflicts that have spread over borders and brought instability to the region. "The regional approach is absolutely essential," Jones Parry said. "The countries, the different issues are so intertwined that regional success is a prerequisite for stability in one country."