translate English to French: With regard to the position of third parties, he observed that the distinction between third party relationships and the relation between parties to the armed conflict themselves was only significant within the framework of the criterion of intention.
En ce qui concerne les tierces parties, le Rapporteur spécial a fait observer que la distinction entre les relations avec les tierces parties et les relations entre les parties au conflit armé n'était pertinente que pour le critère de l'intention.